White-throated Canary
Crithagra albogularis
Karoo. Heavy-billed, greyish canary with yellow rump.
LC
Near Endemic
Description
Common, near-endemic resident. Distinguished from all brown canaries except [Black-throated Canary] by yellow rump. Palest birds with brightest rump occur in Namibia (b); darkest with greenish-yellow rump occur in south (a), with intergrading elsewhere. Distinguished from [Black-throated Canary] by white throat; could also be mistaken for smaller female Yellow Canary. Has a strong, tuneful song ‘weetle, weetle, frrra, weetle, frree, tee, chipchipchipchip…’. Occurs singly or in small flocks in dry thornveld, Karoo, desert and coastal dunes, generally not far from water.
Quick Facts
Size
14-15 cm - S
Names
A: Witkeelkanarie
Ss: Tswere-Kodutshwana
G: Weißkehlgirlitz
Bird Family
Sparrow-sized or smaller songbirds. Canaries and siskins have strong conical bills, usually notched tails and undulating flight. Buntings are strongly terrestrial and have weaker, narrower bills. Many species are nomadic.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Occurs singly or in small 'flocks' in dry thornveld, 'Karoo', 'desert' and coastal dunes, generally not far from water.
