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African citril

Crithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840)

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The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 12.7 g to 13.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the African citril

Weight
12.7 g – 13.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the African citril

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African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides)
Stephen Berry · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the African citril live?

Not recorded

What is the African citril?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides), also known as the Abyssinian citril, is a species of finch. It is found from Ethiopia and Eritrea to western Kenya. It is closely related to the western and southern citril, to which it was formerly considered conspecific.

From the Wikipedia article “African citril” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=African_citril&oldid=1380702931), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the African citril endangered?

The African citril is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the African citril classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra citrinelloides (Rüppell, 1840)

Synonyms Carduelis citrinelloides, Crithagra citrinelloides martinsi, Dendrospiza citrinelloides, Serinus citrinelloides, Serinus citrinelloides martinsi

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Abyssinian citrilEnglish
  • AFCIEnglish
  • رقاح حبشيArabic
  • رقاح أفريقيArabic
  • gafarró becfíCatalan
  • zvonohlík africkýCzech
  • Finnæbbet SiskenDanish
  • DünnschnabelgirlitzGerman
  • abisenia serinoEsperanto
  • Serín etíopeSpanish
  • Serín africanoSpanish
  • ruskme-koldvintEstonian
  • afrikansitruunahemppoFinnish
  • etiopiansitruunahemppoFinnish
  • Serin d'AbyssinieFrench
  • Crithagre d'AbyssinieFrench
  • Serin d’AbyssinieFrench
  • prugastokapa žutaricaCroatian
  • vékonycsőrű csicsörkeHungarian
  • Venturone abissinoItalian
  • Venturone africanoItalian
  • ムナフヒワJapanese
  • afrikinis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • DunbekkanarieDutch
  • oliveniriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk maskowyPolish
  • canário-etíopePortuguese
  • canário-abissínioPortuguese
  • canário-de-cara-preta-orientalPortuguese
  • Эфиопский канареечникRussian
  • Африканский канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik strnádkovitýSlovak
  • smalnäbbad siskaSwedish
  • Afrikansk citronsiskaSwedish
  • Afrika İsketesiTurkish
  • щедрик масковийUkrainian
  • 非洲丝雀Chinese
  • 黃眼紋絲雀Chinese

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Relatives of the African citril

Other species in the same genus Crithagra.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the African citril?

An adult African citril weighs 12.7 g – 13.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the African citril endangered?

The African citril is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the African citril?

The African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-citril

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BibTeX
@misc{african_citril_2026,
  title = {African citril (Crithagra citrinelloides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/african-citril},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}