{"id":1516,"date":"2014-07-04T21:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T13:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryap.wordpress.com\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2014-07-04T21:19:41","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T13:19:41","slug":"yellow-fronted-canary-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fryap.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/04\/yellow-fronted-canary-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellow-fronted Canary in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus<\/em>), or sometimes called the Green Singing Finch is a small bird in the finch family. It is natively found in Africa south of the Sahara.<\/p>\n

In Singapore, it has been reported as an escapee species since at least 2005 if not earlier. It is hard to give a exact date and it is rather unimportant if it is a single bird. However in 2009 there were sightings of a pair at Punggol.<\/p>\n

In 2010, I sighted my first three birds in a mix flock of other seedeaters in Punggol as well. I have written about my encounter here previously<\/a>. Since then, more and more reports of the species has surfaced. They were sighted at Punggol, Lorong Halus, Garden by the Bay, Marina East (ex), Chinese & Japanese Garden,Seletar West\/Punggol Barat area, and even Changi Airport. <\/p>\n

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\nA pair at Punggol grassland showing front and side view seen in early January 2011.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAn adult male with brilliant yellow plumage at Lorong Halus in June 2011. This is why it is called the Yellow-fronted Canary.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nA juvenile with much duller yellow colouration and some light streaks on the side of breast seen with another in July 2014. As far as I am aware the main bulk of import of this species are singing male, so the presence of more than one juvenile suggest that they may be indeed breeding.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nAn adult in October 2013 seen at Lorong Halus eating grass seeds which is their main diet.<\/em><\/p>\n

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