Eremomela usticollis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burnt-neck Eremomela sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burnt-neck Eremomela in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. April and June 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.
Yes
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Burnt-neck Eremomela sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 10%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burnt-neck Eremomela is recorded against all the birds logged in Waterberg Plateau 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.
