Zosterops senegalensis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Yellow White-eye sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Yellow White-eye in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and April, the lowest months. That is one of Niokolo-Koba National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 300 mm in August. May–July and October 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.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Northern Yellow White-eye sightings, Niokolo-Koba National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Northern Yellow White-eye that you can see in Niokolo-Koba National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 90%), Yellow-crowned Gonolek (about 70%) and Common Bulbul (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 Niokolo-Koba National Park (102 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.
