
African Seedeaters, Serins, Canaries, and Citrils
Crithagra
Crithagra is a genus of small passerine birds in the finch family (Fringillidae). They are found in Africa and Arabia.
38 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 38 known species

Yellow-fronted Canary
speciesCrithagra mozambica

Yellow Canary
speciesCrithagra flaviventris

Brimstone Canary
speciesCrithagra sulphurata

Streaky-headed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra gularis

White-throated Canary
speciesCrithagra albogularis

Streaky Seedeater
speciesCrithagra striolata

Forest Canary
speciesCrithagra scotops

Black-throated Canary
speciesCrithagra atrogularis

Cape Siskin
speciesCrithagra totta

White-bellied Canary
speciesCrithagra dorsostriata

Reichenow's Seedeater
speciesCrithagra reichenowi

African Citril
speciesCrithagra citrinelloides

White-rumped Seedeater
speciesCrithagra leucopygia

Southern Citril
speciesCrithagra hyposticta

Brown-rumped Seedeater
speciesCrithagra tristriata

Western Citril
speciesCrithagra frontalis

Drakensberg Siskin
speciesCrithagra symonsi

Thick-billed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra burtoni

Protea Canary
speciesCrithagra leucoptera

Lemon-breasted Seedeater
speciesCrithagra citrinipectus

Black-eared Seedeater
speciesCrithagra mennelli

Principe Seedeater
speciesCrithagra rufobrunnea

Black-faced Canary
speciesCrithagra capistrata

Southern Grosbeak-Canary
speciesCrithagra buchanani

Olive-rumped Serin
speciesCrithagra rothschildi

Yemen Serin
speciesCrithagra menachensis

Northern Grosbeak-Canary
speciesCrithagra donaldsoni

Yellow-rumped Serin
speciesCrithagra xanthopygia

Reichard's Seedeater
speciesCrithagra reichardi

Yellow-throated Serin
speciesCrithagra flavigula

Yellow-browed Seedeater
speciesCrithagra whytii

Salvadori's Serin
speciesCrithagra xantholaema

Ankober Serin
speciesCrithagra ankoberensis

West African Seedeater
speciesCrithagra canicapilla

Papyrus Canary
speciesCrithagra koliensis

Kipengere Seedeater
speciesCrithagra melanochroa

Stripe-breasted Seedeater
speciesCrithagra striatipectus

São Tomé Grosbeak
speciesCrithagra concolor
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 524331.