Genus

African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Crithagra

27 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies)
GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Crithagra striolata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Crithagra reichenowi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Crithagra flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra tristriata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra mozambica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Crithagra sulphurata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Crithagra hyposticta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra atrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra scotops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Crithagra gularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra citrinelloides

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra dorsostriata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra frontalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra burtoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra buchanani

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Crithagra totta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crithagra citrinipectus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crithagra leucopygia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crithagra reichardi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

NT Endemic

Crithagra leucoptera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crithagra mennelli

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra symonsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crithagra koliensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Crithagra whytii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crithagra donaldsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Crithagra capistrata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	6	~90%
	Streaky Seedeater			~80%
	Brown-rumped Seedeater			~50%
	African Citril			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	White-rumped Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Reichard's Seedeater			Insufficient data
2	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	6	~90%
	Streaky Seedeater			~80%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~90%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~60%
	Brimstone Canary			~40%
	Streaky Seedeater			~30%
	African Citril			~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
4	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~80%
	Streaky Seedeater			~70%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~20%
	African Citril			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
5	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	6	~70%
	Streaky Seedeater			~50%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	10	~70%
	Streaky Seedeater			~40%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Papyrus Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	White-rumped Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Reichenow's Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Black-faced Canary			Insufficient data
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	7	~60%
	Southern Citril			~30%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~20%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Streaky Seedeater			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
8	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	8	~60%
	Streaky Seedeater			~30%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~20%
	Western Citril			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Papyrus Canary			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Seedeater			Insufficient data
9	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~60%
	Streaky Seedeater			~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~20%
	Southern Citril			~20%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~60%
	Yellow Canary			~50%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~60%
	Forest Canary			~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Cape Siskin			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	White-throated Canary			Insufficient data
	Yellow-fronted Canary			Insufficient data
12	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	~50%
	Brimstone Canary			~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
	Protea Canary			Insufficient data
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Forest Canary			<5%
	Cape Siskin			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
14	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~50%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
	Forest Canary			Insufficient data
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
15	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	8	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	African Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Southern Citril			Insufficient data
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	6	~50%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Forest Canary			Insufficient data
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~40%
	White-bellied Canary			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	African Citril			<5%
	Southern Citril			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~40%
	Southern Citril			~20%
	Streaky Seedeater			~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
20	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
21	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~40%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			Insufficient data
22	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~20%
	Western Citril			~10%
	Thick-billed Seedeater			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			Insufficient data
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Western Citril			Insufficient data
	White-bellied Canary			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Seedeater			Insufficient data
	African Citril			Insufficient data
24	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~40%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			<5%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Forest Canary			Insufficient data
25	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~30%
	Black-throated Canary			~30%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
	White-throated Canary			<5%
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6	~30%
	Forest Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Cape Siskin			~10%
	Yellow Canary			Insufficient data
	Yellow-fronted Canary			Insufficient data
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Streaky Seedeater			~10%
	African Citril			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Papyrus Canary			Insufficient data
29	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	6	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Black-eared Seedeater			<5%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Yellow Canary			Insufficient data
30	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Western Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
31	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~30%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~30%
	Black-eared Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Southern Citril			Insufficient data
	Yellow-browed Seedeater			Insufficient data
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			~10%
	Southern Citril			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			Insufficient data
33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			~20%
	Drakensberg Siskin			Insufficient data
	Yellow Canary			Insufficient data
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Forest Canary			Insufficient data
34	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Brimstone Canary			~10%
	Black-eared Seedeater			<5%
	Lemon-breasted Seedeater			Insufficient data
35	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~20%
	Reichard's Seedeater			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Black-eared Seedeater			<5%
	Black-faced Canary			Insufficient data
36	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	8	~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Southern Citril			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Southern Citril			Insufficient data
38	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3	~20%
	White-throated Canary			~10%
	Yellow Canary			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
39	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Yellow-browed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Reichard's Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Southern Citril			Insufficient data
40	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	White-bellied Canary			~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Northern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
41	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~20%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
	White-bellied Canary			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Streaky Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Citril			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
42	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	White-throated Canary			Insufficient data
43	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Black-eared Seedeater			Insufficient data
44	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
45	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	9	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	White-rumped Seedeater			~10%
	Brimstone Canary			<5%
	Western Citril			Insufficient data
	Reichenow's Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
	Streaky Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Papyrus Canary			Insufficient data
46	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			~10%
47	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	4	~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Brown-rumped Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Reichenow's Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Northern Grosbeak-Canary			Insufficient data
48	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~10%
	Black-throated Canary			~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
49	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~10%
	White-bellied Canary			~10%
	Reichenow's Seedeater			<5%
	Southern Grosbeak-Canary			<5%
	Southern Citril			Insufficient data
50	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
51	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			~10%
	Streaky-headed Seedeater			Insufficient data
52	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	3	~10%
	Black-throated Canary			<5%
	Yellow Canary			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
53	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Canary			<5%
	Brimstone Canary			Insufficient data
	Black-throated Canary			Insufficient data
	Streaky Seedeater			Insufficient data
	Thick-billed Seedeater			Insufficient data