Eremomela scotops
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~80%
The green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela (Eremomela scotops) 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, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.
Green-capped eremomela - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greencap Eremomela sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Greencap Eremomela in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–May and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greencap 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.
Yes
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Greencap Eremomela sightings, Mikumi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Liwonde National Park (Malawi, about 10%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greencap Eremomela is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (63 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.
