bird · Passeriformes · Fringillidae

Forest Canary

Crithagra scotops Sundevall, 1850 — also called FOCA. Occurrence records of the Forest Canary are shared on GBIF from around 36 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (1 608 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernFringillidae

36reserves with records

5 034records around them

6provinces

LCIUCN category

Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops) — Photo: Wilferd Duckitt from Darling, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 608
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	533
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	392
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	355
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	320
Ferncliffe Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	251
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	249
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	162
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	145
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	107
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	107
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	77
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	70
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	65
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	63
Nyosi Wildlife ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	63
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	59
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	49
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	45
Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	43
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	39
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	36
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	28
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	26
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	24
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	17
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	16
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	15
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	13
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Karkloof FallsNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	5
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Mpushini Protected EnvironmentProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	2
Marloth Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	2

By province

Western Cape: 17 reserves
Eastern Cape: 9 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 6 reserves
Mpumalanga: 2 reserves
Free State: 1 reserve
Limpopo: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Scientific name: Crithagra scotops
GBIF taxon: 6101001
Wikidata: Q27075806

More of the Fringillidae family

Cape Canary Streaky-headed Seedeater Yellow-fronted Canary Brimstone Canary Yellow Canary Black-throated Canary White-throated 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.