bird · Passeriformes · Fringillidae

Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis (Swainson, 1838) . Occurrence records of the Cape Canary are shared on GBIF from around 163 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Hottentots-Holland (2 946 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernFringillidae

163reserves with records

32 944records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis) — Photo: Lip Kee Yap · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	2 946
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 604
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 587
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 266
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	1 228
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	1 206
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	999
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	824
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	759
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	697
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	696
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	695
Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	665
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	645
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	644
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	579
Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	571
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	520
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	450
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	423
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	414
Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	392
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	377
Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	369
Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	355
Vredenheim Big Cats ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	332
Seal IslandNature reserve	WC Western Cape	319
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	318
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	314
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	314
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	304
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	296
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	292
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	288
Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area	FS Free State	274
Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	273
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	229
Grysbok ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	212
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	201
Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve	WC Western Cape	198
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	195
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	195
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	193
Greyton Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	191
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	190
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	177
Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve	WC Western Cape	165
Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	162
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	142
Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	129
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	127
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	120
Wildlife Paws SOSWildlife sanctuary	MP Mpumalanga	119
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	118
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	117
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	115
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	114
Greater Lakenvlei Protected EnvironmentProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	109
Middelpunt Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	109
Himeville Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	108

and 103 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 102 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 27 reserves
Eastern Cape: 11 reserves
Mpumalanga: 11 reserves
Free State: 9 reserves
Northern Cape: 1 reserve
Gauteng: 1 reserve
Limpopo: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Scientific name: Serinus canicollis
GBIF taxon: 5231530
Wikidata: Q1061889

More of the Fringillidae family

Streaky-headed Seedeater Yellow-fronted Canary Brimstone 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.