Yellow canary

Crithagra flaviventris

The yellow canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands.
Male Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) Taken in February 2016, near Windhoek, Namibia. Known as Geelkanarie, in Afrikaans. Africa,Carduelinae,Crithagra,Crithagra flaviventris,Fringillidae,Geotagged,Namibia,Passeriformes,Southern Africa,Summer,Yellow canary,bird,canary

Appearance

The yellow canary is typically 13 cm in length. The adult male colour ranges from almost uniform yellow in the northwest of its range to streaked, olive backed birds in the southeast. The underparts, rump and tail sides are yellow. The female has grey-brown upperparts, black wings with yellow flight feathers, and a pale supercilium. The underparts are white with brown streaking. The juvenile resembles the female, but has heavier streaking.

This species is easily distinguished from the yellow-fronted canary by its lack of black facial markings, and its bill is less heavy than that of other similar African ''Crithagra'' species.

Distribution

Its habitat is karoo and coastal or mountain valley scrub. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub.

The yellow canary is a common and gregarious seedeater. Its call is ''chissick'' or ''cheree'', and the song is a warbled ''zee-zeree-chereeo''.

Habitat

Its habitat is karoo and coastal or mountain valley scrub. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub.

The yellow canary is a common and gregarious seedeater. Its call is ''chissick'' or ''cheree'', and the song is a warbled ''zee-zeree-chereeo''.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyFringillidae
GenusCrithagra
SpeciesC. flaviventris
Photographed in
Namibia