Yellow-crowned canary

Serinus flavivertex

The yellow-crowned canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in eastern Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Cape canary. The yellow-crowned canary is a common and gregarious seedeater. Its call is "tsit-it-it", and the song is warbled goldfinch-like trills and whistles given in display flight or from a high perch.
Yellow-crowned Canary, Kenya  Geotagged,Kenya,Serinus flavivertex,Summer,Yellow-crowned canary

Appearance

The yellow-crowned canary is 11–13 cm in length. The adult male has a green back with black edging to the wings and tail. The underparts, rump and tail sides are yellow, and the lower belly is white. The head is brighter in color than the Cape canary, yellow in colour, and the face is cinnamon. The juvenile has greenish-yellow underparts with heavy brown streaking.
Yellow-crowned Canary Unfortunately we only saw this one yellow-crowned canary. Amhara,Mount Entoto,Serinus flavivertex,Yellow-crowned canary

Habitat

Its habitat is fynbos, grassland and gardens, preferably in highland areas. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFringillidae
GenusSerinus
SpeciesS. flavivertex
Photographed in
Ethiopia
Kenya