Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
- SpeciesCrithagra sulphurata (Brimstone Canary)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
African Citril
Crithagra citrinelloides
White-bellied Canary
Crithagra dorsostriata
Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Northern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla aethiops
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brimstone Canary in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Brimstone Canary sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 91 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brimstone Canary in Lake Nakuru National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Brimstone Canary in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.