Eremomela scotops
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In 3 days ~10%
The green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela (Eremomela scotops) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Green-capped eremomela - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greencap Eremomela sighting in Hwange National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 261st most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greencap Eremomela in Hwange National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Hwange National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greencap Eremomela sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Greencap Eremomela sightings, Hwange National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%), Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Greencap Eremomela that you can see in Hwange National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Tawny-flanked Prinia (about 20%), Rattling Cisticola (about 20%) and Green-backed Camaroptera (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greencap Eremomela is recorded against all the birds logged in Hwange National Park (9 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.
