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 Kafue National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Black-throated Canary
Crithagra atrogularis
Black-eared Seedeater
Crithagra mennelli
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
📅 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 Kafue National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Kafue National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.