Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Serinus
eBird Code
capcan1

Subspecies (3)

  • Serinus canicollis canicollis

    southern South Africa (Western Cape eastward to western Free State and northeastern Eastern Cape)

  • Serinus canicollis griseitergum

    highlands of eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique

  • Serinus canicollis thompsonae

    northern and eastern South Africa (southward to eastern Free State and southern KwaZulu-Natal), Lesotho, and western Eswatini

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.