Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Crithagra (38 species)


White-throated Canary
White-throated Canary (Crithagra albogularis)
Range: AF: sw, s
Western Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.

Sexes similar.

Ankober Serin
Ankober Serin (Crithagra ankoberensis) Vulnerable
Range: AF: ne Africa in montane rocks, cliffs: w Ethiopia
Gemassa Gedal, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Black-throated Canary
Black-throated Canary (Crithagra atrogularis)
Range: AF: e, s
Dinokeng Game Reserve, Gauteng/Limpopo, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Derek Keats     Copyright and usage info


Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Southern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra buchanani)
Range: AF: s Kenya and n Tanzania
Oldupai Gorge, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Thick-billed Seedeater
Thick-billed Seedeater (Crithagra burtoni kilimensis)
Range: AF: c, ec
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


West African Seedeater
West African Seedeater (Crithagra canicapilla canicapilla)
Range: AF: wc, c
Mole National Park, Ghana  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


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Black-faced Canary (Crithagra capistrata)
Range: AF: c
 



African Citril
African Citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) Male
Range: AF: s Sudan; w, c Ethiopia and w Kenya
Kenya  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Lemon-breasted Canary
Lemon-breasted Canary (Crithagra citrinipectus)
Range: AF: s Malawi to e South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


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Sao Tome Grosbeak (Crithagra concolor) Critically Endangered
Range: AF: s São Tomé
 



Northern Grosbeak-Canary
Northern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra donaldsoni) Male
Range: AF: ec Ethiopia and Somalia to c Kenya
Yabello-Soda Road, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Northern Grosbeak-Canary
Northern Grosbeak-Canary (Crithagra donaldsoni) Male
Range: AF: ec Ethiopia and Somalia to c Kenya
Dida Glagalu Desert, Kenya  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


White-bellied Canary
White-bellied Canary (Crithagra dorsostriata) Male
Range: AF: e
Kenya  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.

White-bellied Canary
White-bellied Canary (Crithagra dorsostriata dorsostriata) Female
Range: AF: e
Ndutu, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Sexes similar, but female more streaked in front.

Yellow-throated Seedeater
Yellow-throated Seedeater (Crithagra flavigula) Endangered
Range: AF: ne Africa in steep montane scrub: wc Ethiopia
Melka Ghebdu, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Yellow Canary
Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris)
Range: AF: s
Western Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Western Citril
Western Citril (Crithagra frontalis) Male
Range: AF: e DR Congo to Uganda, w Tanzania and ne Zambia.
Buhoma, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Streaky-headed Seedeater
Streaky-headed Seedeater (Crithagra gularis)
Range: AF: sc, s
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Southern Citril
Southern Citril (Crithagra hyposticta hyposticta)
Range: AF: e, se
Lake Duluti, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Papyrus Canary
Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis)
Range: AF: c Uganda to e DR Congo, Burundi, nw Tanzania and w Kenya
Nyamuliro, Uganda  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Protea Canary
Protea Canary (Crithagra leucoptera) Near Threatened
Range: AF: South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


White-rumped Seedeater
White-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra leucopygia riggenbachi)
Range: AF: w, c, e
Bansang, The Gambia  
 
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


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Kipengere Seedeater (Crithagra melanochroa)
Range: AF: Tanzania
 



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Yemen Serin (Crithagra menachensis)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in montane open areas including settlements: sw Saudi Arabia, sw Yemen, sw Oman (sw Arabian Pen.)
 



Black-eared Seedeater
Black-eared Seedeater (Crithagra mennelli)
Range: AF: Tanzania to e Angola, ne Botswana, Zimbabwe and s Mozambique
Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-fronted Canary
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica mozambica) Male
Range: AF: w, c, e, s
Kruger National Park, South Africa  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Yellow-fronted Canary
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica mozambica) Female
Range: AF: w, c, e, s
Kruger National Park, South Africa  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


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Reichard's Seedeater (Crithagra reichardi)
Range: AF: s DR Congo to c Tanzania and n Mozambique
 



Reichenow's Seedeater
Reichenow's Seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi)
Range: AF: Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia to s Tanzania
Negele, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Arabian Serin
Arabian Serin (Crithagra rothschildi)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in montane rocky scrub: wc, sw Saudi Arabia and sw Yemen (w, sw Arabian Pen.)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  
 
Photograph by Ammadoux   © All Rights Reserved.


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Principe Seedeater (Crithagra rufobrunnea)
Range: AF: Príncipe and São Tomé (c Gulf of Guinea Is.)
 



Forest Canary
Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops) Male
Range: AF: South Africa
Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Derek Keats     Copyright and usage info

Forest Canary
Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops) Female
Range: AF: South Africa
Kirstenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Derek Keats     Copyright and usage info


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Stripe-breasted Seedeater (Crithagra striatipectus)
Range: AF: s Sudan, s Ethiopia and n Kenya
 



Streaky Seedeater
Streaky Seedeater (Crithagra striolata striolata)
Range: AF: e
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


Brimstone Canary
Brimstone Canary (Crithagra sulphurata)
Range: AF: e, se, s
Western Cape, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Drakensberg Siskin
Drakensberg Siskin (Crithagra symonsi)
Range: AF: South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Graham Searll   © All Rights Reserved.


Cape Siskin
Cape Siskin (Crithagra totta)
Range: AF: South Africa
Western Cape, South Africa  
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Brown-rumped Seedeater
Brown-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra tristriata)
Range: AF: ne Africa in montane forest, gardens: Eritrea, Ethiopia and n Somalia
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-browed Seedeater
Yellow-browed Seedeater (Crithagra whytii)
Range: AF: s Tanzania and n Malawi
Nyika National Park, Malawi  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Salvadori's Seedeater
Salvadori's Seedeater (Crithagra xantholaema) Male Near Threatened
Range: AF: ne Africa in montane acacia and gorges: c, sc Ethiopia
Negele, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Yellow-rumped Seedeater
Yellow-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra xanthopygia)
Range: AF: ne Africa in montane grass, woods: Eritrea and nw Ethiopia
Jemma Valley, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info



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