Gymnoris superciliaris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Sparrow sighting in Liwonde National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 267 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Sparrow in Liwonde National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and November–April, the lowest months. Those are among Liwonde National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 300 mm in January.
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.
14th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Sparrow sightings, Liwonde National Park ranks 14th at under 5%. 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 Liwonde National Park (family Passeridae, Old World Sparrows) are White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (about 80%), Southern Gray-headed Sparrow (about 50%) and Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (about 10%), 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 Liwonde National Park (11 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.
