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Yellow canary

Crithagra flaviventris (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 16.2 g to 17.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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

Quick facts about the yellow canary

Weight
16.2 g – 17.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3.15src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow canary live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow canary?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) is a small passerine bird in the true finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow canary” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow_canary&oldid=1380104894), 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 yellow canary endangered?

The yellow 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.

How is the yellow canary classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCrithagra
  7. SpeciesCrithagra flaviventris (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Synonyms Loxia flaviventris, Loxia flaviventris, Serinops flaviventris, Serinus flaviventris, Serinus flaviventris

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • YECAEnglish
  • GeelsysieAfrikaans
  • GeelkanarieAfrikaans
  • كناري أصفرArabic
  • gafarró citríCatalan
  • zvonohlík žlutobřichýCzech
  • Gulpandet SiskenDanish
  • GelbbauchgirlitzGerman
  • flavaventra serinoEsperanto
  • Serín amarilloSpanish
  • kuld-rohtlavintEstonian
  • keltavatsahemppoFinnish
  • Serin jauneFrench
  • Crithagre de Sainte-HélèneFrench
  • Serin de Sainte-HélèneFrench
  • južnoafrička žutaricaCroatian
  • sárgahasú kanáricsízHungarian
  • Canarino gialloItalian
  • Canarino di Sant'ElenaItalian
  • Canarino ventregialloItalian
  • キイロカナリアJapanese
  • geltonpilvis svilikėlisLithuanian
  • Gele kanarieDutch
  • GeelbuikkanarieDutch
  • gulbukiriskNorwegian
  • afrokulczyk żółtobrzuchyPolish
  • canário-de-barriga-amarelaPortuguese
  • Жёлтый канареечникRussian
  • Желтобрюхий канареечный вьюрокRussian
  • kanárik žltobruchýSlovak
  • Žutotrbi kanarinacSerbian
  • gulsiskaSwedish
  • Sarı İsketeTurkish
  • щедрик жовточеревийUkrainian
  • 黃絲雀Chinese
  • 金黃絲雀Chinese
  • 黄丝雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the yellow 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 yellow canary?

An adult yellow canary weighs 16.2 g – 17.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow canary endangered?

The yellow 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 yellow canary?

The yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-canary

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@misc{yellow_canary_2026,
  title = {Yellow canary (Crithagra flaviventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-canary},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}