How big is a Black-faced Canary?

The Black-faced Canary is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.

Where can you see a Black-faced Canary?

The Black-faced Canary occurs in 5 countries, including Zambia, Angola, Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon.

What birds look similar to a Black-faced Canary?

The Black-faced Canary is most easily confused with the Reichard's Seedeater, the Yemen Serin and the Papyrus Canary.

Is the Black-faced Canary endangered?

The Black-faced Canary is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-faced Canary

Crithagra capistrata

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata) is a legendary finches, euphonias, and alli found in 5 countries, weighing about 14 g. The black-faced canary is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

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Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 1 — Photo: Irene · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 2 — Photo: Irene · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 4 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 5 — Photo: 116916927065934112165 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 6 — Photo: 116916927065934112165 · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 7 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 8 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-faced Canary

The black-faced canary is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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Where it lives

Zambia Angola Congo - Kinshasa Congo - Brazzaville Gabon

When to see it

Best months: January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-faced Canary look like?: The black-faced canary is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
How big is a Black-faced Canary?: The Black-faced Canary is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
Where can you see a Black-faced Canary?: The Black-faced Canary occurs in 5 countries, including Zambia, Angola, Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville and Gabon.
What birds look similar to a Black-faced Canary?: The Black-faced Canary is most easily confused with the Reichard's Seedeater, the Yemen Serin and the Papyrus Canary.
Is the Black-faced Canary endangered?: The Black-faced Canary is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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