Yellow-fronted Canary
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Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Moremi Game Reserve
17 Verified sightings at Moremi Game Reserve From 2019 to 2026
11,436 Verified sightings across all 39 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 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 Moremi Game Reserve

Black-throated Canary
LC

Black-throated Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra atrogularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Yellow Canary
LC

Yellow Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Burchell's Glossy-starling
LC

Burchell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis australis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Magpie Shrike

Magpie Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Urolestes melanoleucus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
LC

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bubalornis niger

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Arrow-marked Babbler
LC

Arrow-marked Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides jardineii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Hartlaub's Babbler
LC

Hartlaub's Babbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdoides hartlaubii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Canary in Moremi Game Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Moremi Game Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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