Finches, Euphonias

Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

The Brimstone Canary (Crithagra sulphurata) is a 28 g scrub bird that eats mostly seeds. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

28 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

12

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, eSwatini, Angola.

Where to see it: Lake Kivu · Tchegera Island (Ile des Cochons) (Democratic Republic of the Congo); Tundavala (Angola); Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden (South Africa); Mt. Moco Reserve IBA (Angola); Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-tourism Park (Rwanda).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist