Yellow Canary
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Yellow Canary

Crithagra flaviventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
13 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a small passerine bird in the true finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Canary sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Brimstone Canary
LC

Brimstone Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra sulphurata

20–30% · Possible
Streaky-headed Seedeater
LC

Streaky-headed Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra gularis

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Canary
LC

White-throated Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra albogularis

<5% · Rare
Protea Canary
NT

Protea Canary

Bird

Crithagra leucoptera

Insufficient data
Forest Canary
LC

Forest Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra scotops

<5% · Rare
Cape Siskin
LC

Cape Siskin

Bird

Crithagra totta

<5% · Rare
Black-throated Canary
LC

Black-throated Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra atrogularis

Insufficient data
Cape Canary
LC

Cape Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus canicollis

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Canary
LC

Black-headed Canary

Bird

Serinus alario

Insufficient data
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow Canary in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow Canary sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow Canary in Addo Elephant National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow Canary in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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