Zosterops anderssoni
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The southern yellow white-eye (Zosterops anderssoni) is a bird species in the family Zosteropidae. It is found in parts of southern Africa. It was formerly considered conspecific with the African yellow white-eye. The southern yellow white-eye was formerly treated as a subspecies of the African yellow white-eye (Zosterops senegalensis; renamed the northern yellow white-eye), but it is now considered as a separate species based on the phylogenetic relationships determined in a molecular study in 2013.
Three subspecies are recognised: Its diet consists of insects, fruits, seeds, and grains. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 14 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Yellow White-eye sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 260 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Yellow White-eye in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Etosha National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern 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.
13th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Southern Yellow White-eye sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%), iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 10%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Southern Yellow White-eye that you can see in Etosha National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Fork-tailed Drongo (about 80%), Red-shouldered Glossy-starling (about 70%) and African Red-eyed Bulbul (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Yellow White-eye is recorded against all the birds logged in Etosha National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
