Cape Siskin

Crithagra totta (Sparrman, 1786)

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Cape Siskin, Crithagra totta, is a finch found in South Africa, where it breeds in the southern Cape. It is a resident bird of rocky slopes, coastal cliffs and fynbos mountains in the south-west and south of the region, and it also turns up in Cape Town and its suburbs. It is a locally common species that tends to be shy and unobtrusive. It was once placed in Serinus, but is now treated in Crithagra. The species is closely linked to the Drakensberg siskin, though the two have also been regarded as one.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Breeding range
Africa: South Africa
Cape Siskin
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Tours where you can spot this bird

8 tours in South Africa

3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

Spend three days linking Cape Town fynbos, False Bay, endemic-rich mountain slopes, penguin coast and the Cape Peninsula....

3-Day Grootvadersbosch and De Hoop Birding Tour
3-Day Grootvadersbosch and De Hoop Birding Tour
South Africa / George Private tour 3 days

Follow a three-day Western Cape route from the Breede River and Grootvadersbosch forest to the open landscapes of De Hoop Nature Reserve....

Western Cape Birding Day Trips
Western Cape Birding Day Trips
South Africa / Cape Town Group tour 1 day

Custom private and small-group birding day trips around Cape Town, the Western Cape, fynbos, wetlands, coast and nearby reserves....

10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 10 days

A private or small-group Western Cape birding itinerary from Cape Town through the Cape Peninsula, West Coast, Tankwa Karoo, Agulhas Plain, ...

Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 1 day

A flexible private day from Cape Town combining Kirstenbosch, peninsula wetlands and an African Penguin colony, with Cape endemics and coast...

From ZAR 7,000
Private Cape Mountains and Fynbos Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private Cape Mountains and Fynbos Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 1 day

A private full-day route from Cape Town to Rooi Els, Betty's Bay and the fynbos coast, focused on Cape endemics, African Penguins and wetlan...

From ZAR 7,000
Private 3-Day Tankwa Karoo Birding Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private 3-Day Tankwa Karoo Birding Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

A private three-day circuit from Cape Town through Ceres into the Tankwa Karoo for arid-zone endemics, canyon specialists and optional night...

From ZAR 17,550
Private 3-Day Agulhas Plains Birding Trip with Birding Ecotours
Private 3-Day Agulhas Plains Birding Trip with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

A private three-day journey from Cape Town across mountain fynbos and the Overberg to De Hoop, built around cranes, bustards, larks and regi...

From ZAR 17,920