Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusCrithagra (African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils)
- SpeciesCrithagra mozambica (Yellow-fronted Canary)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park
Black-throated Canary
Crithagra atrogularis
Black-eared Seedeater
Crithagra mennelli
Streaky-headed Seedeater
Crithagra gularis
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Magpie Shrike
Urolestes melanoleucus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus anguitimens
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-fronted Canary in Hwange National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Hwange National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Hwange National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Hwange National Park in our monthly data.