Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Yellow-fronted Canary
Crithagra mozambica
Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 11.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
- Genus Crithagra
- Species mozambica
Quick facts
- Weight
- 11.9 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-fronted Canary is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Yellow-fronted Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) belongs to the Fringillidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF w, c, e, s.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 11.9 g, with a wing length of about 6.8 cm and a tail of around 4.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 9.5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-fronted Canary?
The Yellow-fronted Canary is a very small bird that weighs around 11.9 g.
Where does the Yellow-fronted Canary live?
The Yellow-fronted Canary is found across Africa with a range covering AF w, c, e, s, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-fronted Canary belong to?
The Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-fronted Canary eat?
The Yellow-fronted Canary is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow-fronted Canary migrate?
The Yellow-fronted Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-fronted Canary endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-fronted Canary make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-fronted Canary — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-fronted Canary's range?
The Yellow-fronted Canary has a mapped global range of about 9.5 million km².
Conservation
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