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Lemon-breasted canary

Crithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960)

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The lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.2 g to 11.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus)
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lemon-breasted canary

Weight
11.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the lemon-breasted canary live?

Not recorded

What is the lemon-breasted canary?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus), also known as the lemon-breasted seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rural gardens.

From the Wikipedia article “Lemon-breasted canary” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemon-breasted_canary&oldid=1364500517), 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 lemon-breasted canary endangered?

The lemon-breasted canary 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 lemon-breasted canary classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra citrinipectus (Clancey & Lawson, 1960)

Synonyms Ochrospiza citrinipecta, Serinus citrinipectus

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • LBSEEnglish
  • Lemon-breasted seedeaterEnglish
  • GeelborskanarieAfrikaans
  • رقاح ليموني الصدرArabic
  • كناري ليموني الجؤجؤArabic
  • كناري ليموني الصدرArabic
  • آكل البذور ليموني الجؤجؤArabic
  • آكل البذور ليموني الصدرArabic
  • gafarró de galtes blanquesCatalan
  • zvonohlík bělouchýCzech
  • Citronbrystet SiskenDanish
  • GelbbrustgirlitzGerman
  • citronbrusta serinoEsperanto
  • Serín pechilimónSpanish
  • Serín PichilimónSpanish
  • mosambiigi rohtlavintEstonian
  • savannihemppoFinnish
  • Serin à poitrine jauneFrench
  • Crithagre à poitrine citronFrench
  • Serin à poitrine citronFrench
  • limunastoprsa žutaricaCroatian
  • Beccasemi pettolimoneItalian
  • Verzellino pettogialloItalian
  • キムネカナリアJapanese
  • geltonkrūtis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • GeelborstkanarieDutch
  • sitronbrystiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk żółtopierśnyPolish
  • canário-de-peito-limãoPortuguese
  • Лимонногрудый канареечникRussian
  • Лимонногрудый канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik žltoprsýSlovak
  • citronbröstsiskaSwedish
  • citronbröstad siskaSwedish
  • Sarı Göğüslü İsketeTurkish
  • щедрик жовтоволийUkrainian
  • 黄胸丝雀Chinese
  • 檸黃胸絲雀Chinese
  • umalaleniZulu

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Relatives of the lemon-breasted canary

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 lemon-breasted canary?

An adult lemon-breasted canary weighs 11.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lemon-breasted canary endangered?

The lemon-breasted canary 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 lemon-breasted canary?

The lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{lemon_breasted_canary_2026,
  title = {Lemon-breasted canary (Crithagra citrinipectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lemon-breasted-canary},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}