Greencap Eremomela
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Greencap Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Ruaha National Park
2 Verified sightings at Ruaha National Park From 2019 to 2026
437 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Greencap Eremomela

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.

There are five accepted races: E. s. congensis Reichenow, 1905 – Gabon to Angola and DRC E. s. pulchra (Bocage, 1878) – Angola, DRC, Zambia, western Malawi, Namibia and Botswana E. s. citriniceps (Reichenow, 1882) – Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi

E. s. kikuyuensis van Someren, 1931 – Kenya E. s. scotops Sundevall, 1850 – coastal Kenya, through eastern Malawi to northern South Africa Green-capped eremomela - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Miombo Wren-Warbler
LC

Miombo Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes undosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~10%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
5 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
9 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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