Yellow-fronted Canary
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Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park
12 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is sometimes known in aviculture as the green singing finch or the green singer. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying three or four eggs in a compact cup nest. It has been introduced to Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Assumption Island, Mafia Island, Puerto Rico, and the Hawaiian Islands, where it is found on western Hawaii, southeastern Oahu and Molokai. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Brown-rumped Seedeater
LC

Brown-rumped Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra tristriata

50–60% · Likely
African Citril
LC

African Citril

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra citrinelloides

10–20% · With luck
White-rumped Seedeater
LC

White-rumped Seedeater

Bird

Crithagra leucopygia

Insufficient data
Reichard's Seedeater
LC

Reichard's Seedeater

Bird

Crithagra reichardi

Insufficient data
Abyssinian Siskin
LC

Abyssinian Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus nigriceps

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-crowned Canary
LC

Yellow-crowned Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus flavivertex

30–40% · Possible
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

80–90% · Very likely
Moorland Chat
LC

Moorland Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarochroa sordida

70–80% · Very likely
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Catbird

Abyssinian Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parophasma galinieri

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
40–50%
3 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
10 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
12 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
17 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
20 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
22 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
23 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
26 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
27 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
28 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
29 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
31 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
32 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
33 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
36 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
37 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
38 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
39 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Canary in Bale Mountains National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Bale Mountains National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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