The Brimstone Canary ranges from central to southern Africa and uses thickets, forest edges, gardens, and other open places. It mainly eats seeds and fruit, along with insects and nectar.
The male identification description gives bright yellow underparts, an olive-green malar stripe, and a short bright-yellow eyebrow. The species is also described as a large canary with a large bill.
It mainly eats seeds and fruit, with insects and nectar also included. It forages on the ground and in trees and bushes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.