Achaetops pycnopygius
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius), also known as the Damara rock-jumper, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Achaetops. It is found in Angola and Namibia.
Rockrunner - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rockrunner sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and August–September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Rockrunner in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against about 20% in May, July and December, the lowest months. Those are among Waterberg Plateau Park's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against almost none in May. April and June have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rockrunner sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Waterberg Plateau Park, in our data
Waterberg Plateau Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rockrunner sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rockrunner is recorded against all the birds logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (45 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.
