Black-throated Canary

Crithagra atrogularis

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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 atrogularis (Black-throated Canary)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Nyungwe National Park

2 Verified sightings at Nyungwe National Park From 2019 to 2026

998 Verified sightings across all 20 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-throated Canary

The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found frequently in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The black-throated canary was formerly placed in the genus Serinus but phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences found that the genus was polyphyletic. The genus was therefore split and a number of species including the black-throated canary were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra.

Black-throated canary – Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra burtoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra mozambica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra sulphurata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Serinus flavivertex

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Linurgus olivaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cisticola chubbi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cinnyris regius

Daily sighting probability ~60% · 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	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~30%
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~10%
3	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
4	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
5	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
6	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~10%
7	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
9	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
10	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
13	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
14	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
15	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
16	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
17	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
18	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
20	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

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Black-throated Canary

About the Black-throated Canary

Recent sightings of Black-throated Canary in Nyungwe National Park

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Streaky Seedeater

Western Citril

Thick-billed Seedeater

Yellow-fronted Canary

Brimstone Canary

Yellow-crowned Canary

Oriole Finch

Chubb's Cisticola

Common Bulbul

Green White-eye

Black Sawwing

Regal Sunbird

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found