The Black-throated Canary has a yellow rump and a black throat mark that varies in prominence and can be absent. It forages in small flocks on grass and weed seeds.
It has a yellow rump; the black throat marking may be faint or nearly absent in some birds.
It forages in small flocks for grass and weed seeds in savanna with trees and fallow fields. In the dry season it may wander short distances in search of water.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.