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Yellow-crowned Canary
Serinus flavivertex
Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex) is a member of the Fringillidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 14 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 Serinus
- Species flavivertex
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14 g
- Diet
- Seed-eaters
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-crowned Canary is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Yellow-crowned Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex) is a member of the Fringillidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Africa. Its distribution covers AF ne, e Africa, c Angola.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 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 324,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-crowned Canary?
The Yellow-crowned Canary is a very small bird that weighs around 14 g.
Where does the Yellow-crowned Canary live?
The Yellow-crowned Canary is found across Africa with a range covering AF ne, e Africa, c Angola, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-crowned Canary belong to?
The Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex) belongs to the Fringillidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-crowned Canary eat?
The Yellow-crowned Canary is a granivore — it feeds mainly on seeds and grain.
Does the Yellow-crowned Canary migrate?
The Yellow-crowned Canary is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-crowned 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-crowned Canary make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-crowned Canary — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-crowned Canary's range?
The Yellow-crowned Canary has a mapped global range of about 324,000 km².
Conservation
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