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Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 16.2 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 flaviventris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 16.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow Canary is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a species of bird in the Fringillidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF s.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 16.2 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow Canary?
The Yellow Canary is a small bird that weighs around 16.2 g.
Where does the Yellow Canary live?
The Yellow Canary is found across Africa with a range covering AF s, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow Canary belong to?
The Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow Canary eat?
The Yellow Canary is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Yellow Canary migrate?
The Yellow Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow 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 Canary make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow 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 Canary's range?
The Yellow Canary has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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