Eremomela usticollis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The burnt-necked eremomela (Eremomela usticollis) 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, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savannah, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Burnt-necked eremomela - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Burnt-neck Eremomela sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 241 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.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Burnt-neck Eremomela in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Lower Zambezi National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against almost none in September. February and March have too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Burnt-neck 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 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Burnt-neck Eremomela sightings, Lower Zambezi National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 10%), Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Burnt-neck Eremomela that you can see in Lower Zambezi National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Green-backed Camaroptera (about 40%), Yellow-breasted Apalis (about 30%) and Rattling Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burnt-neck Eremomela is recorded against all the birds logged in Lower Zambezi 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.
