Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
SpeciesCrithagra mozambica (Yellow-fronted Canary)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Garden Route National Park

2 Verified sightings at Garden Route National Park From 2019 to 2026

11,436 Verified sightings across all 39 parks From 2019 to 2026

🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Yellow-fronted Canary

The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is sometimes known in aviculture as the green singing finch or the green singer. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying three or four eggs in a compact cup nest. It has been introduced to Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Assumption Island, Mafia Island, Puerto Rico, and the Hawaiian Islands, where it is found on western Hawaii, southeastern Oahu and Molokai.

The yellow-fronted canary is a common, gregarious seedeater. It is 11–13 cm in length. The adult male has a green back and brown wings and tail. The underparts and rump are yellow, and the head is yellow with a grey crown and nape and a black malar stripe. The female is similar, but with a weaker head pattern and duller underparts. Juveniles are greyer than the female, especially on the head.

Its song is a warbled zee-zeree-chereeo. The yellow-fronted canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus, but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found the genus to be polyphyletic. The genus was... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Crithagra scotops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra gularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra sulphurata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Crithagra totta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra albogularis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Serinus canicollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zosterops virens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Andropadus importunus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Motacilla capensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cinnyris afer

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
2	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
4	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~40%
5	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~40%
6	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
10	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
11	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
12	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
15	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~20%
16	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
18	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~20%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~20%
20	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
22	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	~10%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
25	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
26	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
27	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
28	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
29	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
30	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
32	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
33	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
37	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
38	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
39	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Yellow-fronted Canary

About the Yellow-fronted Canary

Recent sightings of Yellow-fronted Canary in Garden Route National Park

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Forest Canary

Streaky-headed Seedeater

Brimstone Canary

Cape Siskin

Yellow Canary

White-throated Canary

Cape Canary

Cape White-eye

Fork-tailed Drongo

Sombre Greenbul

Cape Wagtail

Greater Double-collared Sunbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found