Yellow-fronted Canary
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| Serinus mozambicus (Müller, 1776) |
The Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) is a small songbird which is a member of the finch family.
This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying 3-4 eggs in a compact cup nest.
The Yellow-fronted Canary is 11-13 cm in length. The adult male has a green back and brown wings and tail. The underparts and rump are yellow, and the head is yellow with a grey crown and nape, and black malar stripe. The female is similar, but with a weaker head pattern and duller underparts. Juveniles are greyer than the female, especially on the head.
The Yellow-fronted Canary is a common and gregarious seedeater. It song is a warbled zee-zeree-chereeo.
The Yellow-fronted Canary is frequently persecuted for the cagebird trade, where it is known as the Green Singing Finch.
Reference
- Birds of The Gambia by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN 1-873403-32-1
- Finches and Sparrows by Clement, Harris and Davis, ISBN 0-7136-8017-2