Zosterops senegalensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The northern yellow white-eye (Zosterops senegalensis), formerly the African yellow white-eye, is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is found across sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal in the west across to southern Sudan in the east and south to northern Angola. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Angola white-eye.
The northern yellow white-eye formerly included additional subspecies. These were split to create the southern yellow white-eye and the green white-eye based partly on the results of a molecular phylogenic study in 2013.
Four subspecies are recognised: A small yellow bird with a prominent white eye ring surrounding a dark eye. The underparts and head are yellow, with a black loral stripe, black bill, the flight and tail feathers are brown edged with yellowish olive. Some subspecies are greener, especially those occurring in forest... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Yellow White-eye sighting in Ouagadougou on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 86 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June, October and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Yellow White-eye in Ouagadougou on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September, the lowest months. Those are among Ouagadougou's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 250 mm in August. February, August and November have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Yellow White-eye sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Northern Yellow White-eye sightings, Ouagadougou ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Abuja (Nigeria, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Northern Yellow White-eye that you can see in Ouagadougou (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 80%), Village Weaver (about 80%) and Yellow-crowned Gonolek (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Yellow White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Ouagadougou (7 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
