Southern Citril
Southern Citril

Southern Citril

Crithagra hyposticta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Amboseli National Park
3 Verified records at Amboseli National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The southern citril (Crithagra hyposticta or Serinus hyposticus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is endemic to the eastern Afromontane. The southern citril 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 southern citril were moved to the resurrected genus Crithagra. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park

White-bellied Canary
LC

White-bellied Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra dorsostriata

5–10% · With luck
Reichenow's Seedeater
LC

Reichenow's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra reichenowi

<5% · Rare
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
LC

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra buchanani

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Canary
LC

Yellow-crowned Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus flavivertex

<5% · Rare
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

60–70% · Likely
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

50–60% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Grassveld Pipit
LC

Grassveld Pipit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthus cinnamomeus

40–50% · Likely
Wattled Starling
LC

Wattled Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Creatophora cinerea

40–50% · Likely
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
LC

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinemellia dinemelli

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Southern Citril at Amboseli National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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