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Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Least ConcernUncommonOmnivoreShrublandCup nestTiny · 12 g
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 1
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 2
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 3
Photo: Oceancetaceen Alice Chodura · CC BY 3.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 4
Photo: Oceancetaceen Alice Chodura · CC BY 3.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 5
Photo: Oceancetaceen Alice Chodura · CC BY 3.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 6
Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 7
Photo: i_c_riddell · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0

About the Yellow-fronted Canary

The yellow-fronted canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is sometimes known in aviculture as the green singing finch or the green singer.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa United States Kenya Uganda Zimbabwe Tanzania Zambia Rwanda Eswatini Mozambique Gambia Ghana Malawi Botswana Hong Kong SAR China Mauritius Cameroon Senegal Namibia Taiwan Congo - Kinshasa São Tomé & Príncipe Ethiopia Nigeria Singapore Angola Burkina Faso Benin Côte d’Ivoire Guinea-Bissau Guinea Gabon Central African Republic Réunion Togo Sierra Leone Niger Mali Congo - Brazzaville Burundi Eritrea Liberia South Sudan Lesotho

Recorded as a rare visitor in Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Algeria, China, Equatorial Guinea, Guadeloupe, France.

When to see it

Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisThe yellow canary is typically 10 cm in length. Black-throated Canary (Crithagra atrogularis) Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisThe black-throated canary, also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Streaky-headed Seedeater (Crithagra gularis) Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularisThe streaky-headed seedeater is 13–14 cm in length.

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