Scientific name: Crithagra albogularis
The white-throated canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage. The diagnostic characteristics are the thick horn-coloured bill, the white throat and the bright yellow rump. Its legs are brown. They are usually found in pairs or small family groups, although bigger flocks are common at good water sources, which the birds visit frequently. The male and female have similar external appearances, and juveniles resemble adults.
It generally prefers semi-arid and arid shrubland, sparse woodland along drainage lines, rocky hillside with scattered tall shrubs, coastal strandveld and gardens in Karoo villages.
It mainly eats seeds supplemented with fruit and insects, foraging both on the ground and in the foliage of bushes and trees.
