Gymnoris superciliaris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Sparrow in Lower Zambezi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and October–November, 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 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.
11th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Sparrow sightings, Lower Zambezi National Park ranks 11th 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 Lower Zambezi National Park (family Passeridae, Old World Sparrows) are Southern Gray-headed Sparrow (about 50%) and White-browed Sparrow-Weaver (about 40%), 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 Lower Zambezi National Park (13 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.
