Finches, Euphonias

Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

The Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) is a 12 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Finches, Euphonias

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

12 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

32

Recorded in South Africa, United States, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Gambia, eSwatini, Mozambique, Ghana, Malawi, Botswana, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Cameroon, Senegal, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Taiwan, Sao Tome and Principe, Ethiopia, Angola, Nigeria, Singapore, Benin, Burkina Faso, ZZ, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire.

Where to see it: Ouaga 2000 (Burkina Faso); Flic en Flac (Mauritius); São Tomé · Mucumbli (São Tomé and Principe); Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (Mauritius); Black River Gorges NP (Mauritius).

Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist