Zosterops senegalensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Yellow White-eye in Kidepo Valley National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, June and August–November, the lowest months. April and May 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 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Northern Yellow White-eye sightings, Kidepo Valley National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Northern Yellow White-eye that you can see in Kidepo Valley National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Piapiac (about 70%), Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (about 70%) and Yellow-billed Shrike (about 70%), 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 Kidepo Valley National Park (43 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.
