About Serinus flavivertex (Blanford, 1869)
The yellow-crowned canary, with the scientific name Serinus flavivertex, is a small passerine bird that belongs to the finch family. It is a non-migratory breeding bird native to eastern Africa. This species was previously classified as the same species as the Cape canary, Serinus canicollis. Its natural habitats include fynbos, grassland, and gardens, and it prefers to live in highland regions. It builds a compact cup-shaped nest inside scrub vegetation. The yellow-crowned canary measures 11 to 13 cm in total length. Adult males have a green back, with black edging along their wings and tail. Their underparts, rump, and the sides of the tail are yellow, and their lower belly is white. The head of the yellow-crowned canary is a brighter yellow than that of the Cape canary, and its face is cinnamon-colored. Juvenile yellow-crowned canaries have greenish-yellow underparts marked with heavy brown streaking. This bird is a common, gregarious seedeater. Its call is described as tsit-it-it, and its song consists of warbled goldfinch-like trills and whistles, produced during display flights or when perched on a high elevated point.
