Lemon-breasted Canary

Crithagra citrinipectus

The lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus), also known as the lemon-breasted seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rural gardens. Although their common name would indicate that each lemon-breasted canary indeed has a yellow throat/chest, this is not the case between males and females, making them easy to differentiate. Only the males have the signature yellow feathers in the breast region. The females have mostly cream and brown feathers, less distinct head markings. However, both sexes have noticeably yellow rumps around the tail feathers and bicolored beaks, the upper part being darker brown/black than the lower part. In addition, males also have white and yellow cheek patches and two yellow and white dots above their beaks. Nestlings of this species show yellow beak edges. There are no known subspecies, however there are small differences between canaries of different regions.
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Reuben Vb
Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 7:47pm
South Africa
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Luke Kroon
Monday 30 Jan 2023 - 3:10pm
South Africa
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Luke Kroon
Sunday 29 Jan 2023 - 10:05am
South Africa
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Roelof van der Breggen
Thursday 05 Jan 2023 - 4:22am
South Africa
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