Yellow-fronted Canary
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Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Mana Pools National Park
28 Verified records at Mana Pools National Park
January 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 Mana Pools National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National Park

Streaky-headed Seedeater
LC

Streaky-headed Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra gularis

Insufficient data
Meves's Glossy-starling
LC

Meves's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis mevesii

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

50–60% · Likely
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

40–50% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Mana Pools National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-fronted Canary sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-fronted Canary in Mana Pools National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-fronted Canary in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.

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