Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex)
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Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex (Blanford, 1869)

11–13 cmLength14 gWeight

The yellow-crowned canary (Serinus flavivertex) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

Busiest months: July–August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July–August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia

Yellow-crowned Canary has been recorded at 82 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 11 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya184 records
  2. Aberdare NPKenya133 records
  3. Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQEthiopia104 records
More places
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda103 records
  2. Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda56 records
  3. Nyika National ParkMalawi46 records
  4. Gatamaiyu ForestKenya37 records
  5. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda31 records
  6. Naro Moru River LodgeKenya31 records
  7. Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania30 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaUgandaEthiopiaTanzaniaMalawiAngolaRwandaCongo - Kinshasa

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-crowned canary (Serinus flavivertex) 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 (Serinus canicollis).

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-crowned Canary?

The Yellow-crowned Canary is about 11–13 cm long and weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Yellow-crowned Canary live?

Its breeding range: Africa: northeastern, eastern Africa, central Angola. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-crowned Canary?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July, August and November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-crowned Canary endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-crowned Canary as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-crowned Canary eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Yellow-crowned Canary in?

It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length
11–13 cm
Weight
14 g
Habitat
Shrubland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
78 mm
Tail
53 mm
Bill
12 mm
Tarsus
15 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: northeastern, eastern Africa, central Angola

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae
Genus
Serinus

Other birds in the genus Serinus

Red-fronted SerinRed-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusEuropean SerinEuropean SerinSerinus serinusSyrian SerinSyrian SerinSerinus syriacusAtlantic CanaryAtlantic CanarySerinus canariaCape CanaryCape CanarySerinus canicollisEthiopian SiskinEthiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsBlack-headed CanaryBlack-headed CanarySerinus alarioEurasian ChaffinchEurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsAfrican ChaffinchAfrican ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenysAzores ChaffinchAzores ChaffinchFringilla moreletti
Yellow-crowned Canary

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