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{{Short description|Species of bird}} {{Speciesbox | name = Yellow-fronted canary | image = Yellow-fronted canary, Crithagra mozambicus, at Pilanesberg National Park, Northwest Province, South Africa (28381581952).jpg | image_caption = <em>Crithagra mozambica</em>, [[Pilanesberg National Park]], Northwest Province, South Africa | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Crithagra mozambica'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22720181A131998999 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720181A131998999.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Crithagra | species = mozambica | authority = ([[Statius Muller|Müller]], 1776) | synonyms = ''Serinus mozambicus'' }} The '''yellow-fronted canary''' ('''''Crithagra mozambica''''') is a small [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[finch]] [[family (biology)|family]]. It is sometimes known in [[aviculture]] as the '''green singing finch''' or the ‘’’green singer’’’. This bird is a resident breeder in [[Africa]] south of the [[Sahara Desert]]. Its [[habitat (ecology)|habitat]] is open woodland and cultivation. It [[Bird nest|nest]]s in [[tree]]s, laying three or four eggs in a compact cup nest. It has been introduced to [[Mauritius]], [[Rodrigues]], [[Réunion]], [[Assumption Island]], [[Mafia Island]], [[Puerto Rico]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Clement |first=Peter |date=2020 |title=Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica), version 1.0 |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/yefcan/cur/introduction#subsp |journal=Birds of the World |language=en |doi=10.2173/bow.yefcan.01 |issn=2771-3105|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and the [[Hawaiian Islands]], where it is found on western [[Hawaii (island)|Hawaii]], southeastern [[Oahu]] and [[Molokai]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hawaii Audubon Society |url=https://archive.org/details/hawaiisbirds0000hawa |title=Hawaii's Birds |date=2005 |publisher=Hawaii Audubon Society |isbn=1889708003 |edition=6th |location=Honolulu |oclc=64201016 |url-access=registration}}</ref> The yellow-fronted canary is a common, gregarious seedeater. It is 11–13 cm in length. The adult male has a green back and brown wings and tail. The underparts and rump are yellow, and the head is yellow with a grey crown and nape and a black malar stripe. The female is similar, but with a weaker head pattern and duller underparts. Juveniles are greyer than the female, especially on the head. Its song is a warbled ''zee-zeree-chereeo''.
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