Alternative name: Abyssinian Grosbeak-Canary
- Crithagra donaldsoni
Serinus donaldsoni
Identification
Length 15–15·5 cm; a large canary with a big pink bill.
Similar Species
Darker and upper parts more streaked than Brimstone Canary.
Distribution
East Africa: found in southern Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Kenya. An isolated population in Taita Hills.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Placed in genus Serinus by Clements.
Habitat
Lowland savanna. Dry acacia scrub and woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Ground feeders, their main diet consist of grass and weeds seeds and small acacia fruit.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Northern Grosbeak-Canary. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Northern_Grosbeak-Canary
