Gymnoris superciliaris
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The yellow-throated bush sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris), also known as the yellow-throated petronia, is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in south-central and southern Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 7 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 15 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Sparrow sighting in Hwange National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Sparrow in Hwange National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Sparrow sightings, Hwange National Park ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 50%), Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (South Africa, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Passeridae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Sparrow that you can see in Hwange National Park (family Passeridae, Old World Sparrows) are White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (about 60%) and Southern Gray-headed Sparrow (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Hwange National Park (46 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.
