genus
Crithagra
Crithagra is a genus in the family Fringillidae. This database currently files 37 species under it, 2 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 37
- Threatened
- 2
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 89%
- Weight range
- 10.8 g – 50 g
Best-known members of Crithagra
Ranked by popularity score.

Yellow-fronted canary
Crithagra mozambica

Yellow canary
Crithagra flaviventris

Black-throated canary
Crithagra atrogularis

Drakensberg siskin
Crithagra symonsi

African citril
Crithagra citrinelloides

White-rumped seedeater
Crithagra leucopygia

Forest canary
Crithagra scotops

Lemon-breasted canary
Crithagra citrinipectus
How threatened is Crithagra?
36 of 37 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 3% |
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 3% |
| NTNear Threatened | 3 | 8% |
| LCLeast Concern | 31 | 86% |
All species in Crithagra
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-fronted canary | Crithagra mozambica | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 11.9 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow canary | Crithagra flaviventris | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 16.2 g | Not recorded |
| Black-throated canary | Crithagra atrogularis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 11.4 g | Not recorded |
| Drakensberg siskin | Crithagra symonsi | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 15.8 g | Not recorded |
| African citril | Crithagra citrinelloides | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 13 g | Not recorded |
| White-rumped seedeater | Crithagra leucopygia | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 10.8 g | Not recorded |
| Forest canary | Crithagra scotops | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 14.2 g | Not recorded |
| Lemon-breasted canary | Crithagra citrinipectus | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 11.2 g | Not recorded |
| White-bellied canary | Crithagra dorsostriata | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 15.1 g | Not recorded |
| Streaky-headed seedeater | Crithagra gularis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 16 g | Not recorded |
| Protea canary | Crithagra leucoptera | Fringillidae | Near Threatened | 22.1 g | Not recorded |
| Black-eared seedeater | Crithagra mennelli | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 15.4 g | Not recorded |
| Reichard's seedeater | Crithagra reichardi | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 15.4 g | Not recorded |
| Príncipe seedeater | Crithagra rufobrunnea | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 25.9 g | Not recorded |
| Brimstone canary | Crithagra sulphurata | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 27.9 g | Not recorded |
| Brown-rumped seedeater | Crithagra tristriata | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 15.5 g | Not recorded |
| White-throated canary | Crithagra albogularis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 27.1 g | Not recorded |
| Papyrus canary | Crithagra koliensis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 13.6 g | Not recorded |
| Streaky seedeater | Crithagra striolata | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| Thick-billed seedeater | Crithagra burtoni | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 30.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black-faced canary | Crithagra capistrata | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 13.6 g | Not recorded |
| Yemen serin | Crithagra menachensis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 22.4 g | Not recorded |
| São Tomé grosbeak | Crithagra concolor | Fringillidae | Critically Endangered | 50 g | Not recorded |
| Arabian serin | Crithagra rothschildi | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 14 g | Not recorded |
| Salvadori's seedeater | Crithagra xantholaema | Fringillidae | Near Threatened | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-rumped seedeater | Crithagra xanthopygia | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 11.3 g | Not recorded |
| Ankober serin | Crithagra ankoberensis | Fringillidae | Vulnerable | 14.9 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-throated seedeater | Crithagra flavigula | Fringillidae | Near Threatened | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Southern grosbeak-canary | Crithagra buchanani | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 23.5 g | Not recorded |
| Northern grosbeak-canary | Crithagra donaldsoni | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 24 g | Not recorded |
| Western citril | Crithagra frontalis | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 12.3 g | Not recorded |
| Southern citril | Crithagra hyposticta | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 13 g | Not recorded |
| Reichenow's seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 11.2 g | Not recorded |
| Kipengere seedeater | Crithagra melanochroa | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 33 g | Not recorded |
| West African seedeater | Crithagra canicapilla | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 16 g | Not recorded |
| Cape siskin | Crithagra totta | Fringillidae | Least Concern | 13.4 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-browed seedeater | Crithagra whytii | Fringillidae | Not recorded | 21.4 g | Not recorded |