bird · Passeriformes · Fringillidae

Yellow Canary

Crithagra flaviventris (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) — also called YECA. Occurrence records of the Yellow Canary are shared on GBIF from around 86 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Naval Hill Nature Reserve (966 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernFringillidae

86reserves with records

12 100records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris) — Photo: Alandmanson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	966
Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve	NC Northern Cape	891
Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	870
West Coast National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	853
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkTransfrontier area	NC Northern Cape	790
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	584
Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	483
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	FS Free State	475
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	423
Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	411
Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	395
De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	348
West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	336
Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	296
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	NC Northern Cape	288
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	259
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	247
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserve	NW North West	237
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	202
Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site	WC Western Cape	191
Mokala National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	189
Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	181
Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	127
Clara Anna Fontein Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	118
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	107
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	107
Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	102
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	93
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	93
Agulhas National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	89
Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	84
Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	83
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	82
Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	81
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	79
Stilbaai Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	73
Morris point / Uitkyk puntNature reserve	WC Western Cape	68
Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	65
Vredefort Dome core areaProtected area	NW North West	63
Klipriviersberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	53
Leon Taljaard Nature ReserveProtected area	NW North West	52
!Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	50
Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	44
Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	33
Cango WildlifeNature reserve	WC Western Cape	31
Cape Columbine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	29
Willem Pretorius Game ReserveProtected area	FS Free State	28
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	25
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	21
Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	20
Drie Kuilen Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	17
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	17
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	16
Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area	GP Gauteng	16
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	15
Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	14
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserve	FS Free State	13

and 26 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 56 reserves
Northern Cape: 15 reserves
Free State: 7 reserves
North West: 5 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Scientific name: Crithagra flaviventris
GBIF taxon: 6100997
Wikidata: Q27075837

More of the Fringillidae family

Cape Canary Streaky-headed Seedeater Yellow-fronted Canary Brimstone 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.