The Yellow Canary (Serinus flaviventris) is a small
passerine bird in the
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.Its
habitat is
karoo and coastal or mountain valley scrub. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub.The Yellow Canary is typically 13 cm in length. The
adult male colour ranges from almost uniform yellow in the northwest of its range to streaked, olive backed birds in the southeast. The underparts, rump and tail sides are yellow. The female has grey-brown upperparts, black wings with yellow flight feathers, and a pale
supercilium. The underparts are white with brown streaking. The juvenile resembles the female, but has heavier streaking.
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