Yellow-vented Eremomela

Yellow-vented Eremomela

Eremomela flavicrissalis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tsavo West National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

18 Verified sightings at Tsavo West National Park From 2019 to 2026
172 In all 3 parks
June Best month

About the Yellow-vented Eremomela

The yellow-vented eremomela (Eremomela flavicrissalis) is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in dry savannas in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:01

Ethiopia · 2019

© Barry Edmonston · XC531668 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:56

Ethiopia · 2015

© Andrew Spencer · XC209995 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:16

Ethiopia · 2015

© Hans Matheve · XC307075 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-vented Eremomela in Tsavo West National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-vented Eremomela sighting in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 282nd most-seen of the 380 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.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-vented Eremomela in Tsavo West National Park?

February and June

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-vented Eremomela in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in November.

Is Tsavo West National Park the best place to see a Yellow-vented Eremomela?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-vented Eremomela sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 10%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, under 5%).

Where does the Yellow-vented Eremomela sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-vented Eremomela is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo West National Park (18 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.

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