Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata (Linnaeus, 1766) — also called Bully Canary, BRCA, Bully Seed-eater. Occurrence records of the Brimstone Canary are shared on GBIF from around 99 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (1 995 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernFringillidae

99reserves with records

15 342records around them

3provinces

LCIUCN category

Brimstone Canary (Crithagra sulphurata) — Photo: DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 995
Addo Elephant National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	1 170
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 094
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	684
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	679
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	668
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	668
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	663
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	595
Nyati ConcessionProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	448
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	386
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	358
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	356
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	307
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	263
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	263
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	233
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	209
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	204
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	194
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	194
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	190
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	187
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	185
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	185
Midmar Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	182
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	162
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	160
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	160
Woody Cape Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	136
Burman BushProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	130
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	128
Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	125
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	121
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	105
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	94
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	89
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	75
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	72
Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	71
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	71
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	59
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	59
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	48
Cheetah RidgeWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	48
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	45
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	42
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	41
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	39
Amakhala Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	37
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	37
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	35
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	34
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	33
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	31
Sam Knott Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	30
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	28
Huisklip Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	28
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	27

and 39 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 54 reserves
Eastern Cape: 29 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 16 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Scientific name: Crithagra sulphurata
GBIF taxon: 6100973
Wikidata: Q27075838

More of the Fringillidae family

Cape Canary Streaky-headed Seedeater Yellow-fronted Canary Yellow Canary Black-throated Canary White-throated Canary Forest Canary Cape Siskin Protea Canary Black-headed Canary Chaffinch

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.