Habitat
Lowland palm savannas, clearings in dry woodland, Brachystegia scrub, grassland, gardens, road verges and edges of cultivation. From sea-level - 750 m.
Malawi (B), Mozambique (B), South Africa (B), Zambia, Zimbabwe (B).
Southern Malawi, north-eastern and south-eastern Zimbabwe, north-western and southern Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa (north-eastern Limpopo and northern KwaZulu-Natal).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Habitat destruction and degradation, trapping for cage-bird trade, are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Gregarious. Often forms flocks with Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica).
Lemon-breasted Canary (Crithagra citrinipectus) [XC395991]
by Samuel Jones from Vilanculos, Vilankulo, Inhambane Province, Mozambique (song)
Lemon-breasted Canary (Crithagra citrinipectus) [XC395992]
by id from Vilanculos, Vilankulo, Inhambane Province, Mozambique (call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Following recent analysis of mitochondrial DNA, has been proposed that this species, along with White-rumped Seedeater (Crithagra leucopygia), Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) and White-bellied Canary (Crithagra dorsostriata), be placed in a separate genus, Ochrospiza, only distantly related to other African members of present genus. A detailed consideration of all taxa in current genus is required, however, before full revision can be made. Further, this species sometimes thought to be a hybrid between Black-throated Canary (Crithagra atrogularis) and Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica).
BirdLife International Species Factsheet