White-bellied Canary
Crithagra dorsostriata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
- SpeciesCrithagra dorsostriata (White-bellied Canary)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Reichenow's Seedeater
Crithagra reichenowi
Northern Grosbeak-Canary
Crithagra donaldsoni
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Pink-breasted Lark
Calendulauda poecilosterna
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Canary in Samburu National Reserve?
About 16% of visitor-days record a White-bellied Canary sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-bellied Canary in Samburu National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-bellied Canary in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.