GALLERIES > BIRDS > PASSERIFORMES > FRINGILLIDAE > YELLOW-FRONTED CANARY [Serinus mozambicus]
Location: Mauna Kea, HawaiiGPS: 19.8N, -155.5W, elev=13,773' MAP Date: October 16, 2007 ID : 0249 [3888 x 2592]
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SPECIES INFO
The Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the Green Singing Finch.
This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its habitat is open woodland and cultivation. It nests in trees, laying 3-4 eggs in a compact cup nest.
The Yellow-fronted Canary is 11-13 cm in length. The adult male has a green back and brown wings and tail. The underparts and rump are yellow, and the head is yellow with a grey crown and nape, and black malar stripe. The female is similar, but with a weaker head pattern and duller underparts. Juveniles are greyer than the female, especially on the head.
The Yellow-fronted Canary is a common, gregarious seedeater. Its song is a warbled zee-zeree-chereeo.
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