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title: "Black-throated Canary"
description: "Crithagra atrogularis — Vogels. The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-throated-canary
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-throated Canary

> Crithagra atrogularis — Vogels. The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Crithagra atrogularis*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 880
- Wikidata: [Q27075809](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075809)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558609](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558609)

## Names

- en: Black-throated Canary
- de: Angolagirlitz
- es: Serín Gorjinegro
- fr: Serin à gorge noire
- pt: Canário-de-garganta-preta
- pl: Afrokulczyk żółtorzytny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (411), NA (320), ZW (35), BW (33), ZM (7), AO (5), SG (3)

## Summary

The black-throated canary (Crithagra atrogularis), also known as the black-throated seedeater, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

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

## Photo

![Black-throated Canary](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-throated-canary/medium.jpg)

Photo: Prince Molokomme · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366613862

## Machine access

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