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title: "Brimstone Canary"
description: "Crithagra sulphurata — Birds. The brimstone canary or bully canary (Crithagra sulphurata) is a small passerine bird in the finch family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/brimstone-canary
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brimstone Canary

> Crithagra sulphurata — Birds. The brimstone canary or bully canary (Crithagra sulphurata) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

- Scientific name: *Crithagra sulphurata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 2100
- Wikidata: [Q27075838](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075838)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558618](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558618)

## Names

- en: Brimstone Canary
- de: Schwefelgirlitz
- es: Serín Azufrado
- fr: Serin soufré
- it: Canarino solferino
- nl: Zwavelkanarie
- pt: Canário-girassol
- pl: Afrokulczyk siarkowy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1553), KE (166), UG (75), MW (36), ZW (35), RW (33), ZM (32), MZ (19), AO (11), TZ (10), CD (6), SZ (4)

## Summary

The brimstone canary or bully canary (Crithagra sulphurata) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa.
This species is found in open, lightly wooded habitats, such as hillsides with trees or scrub and forest edges. In South Africa it occurs mainly in coastal areas, inhabiting coastal bush, shrubs along streams, gardens, and areas with rank vegetation. It is not truly migratory, but undertakes some seasonal movements.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimstone_canary

## Photo

![Brimstone Canary](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brimstone-canary/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ludwig Muller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55270596

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brimstone-canary?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).