Yellow-browed Camaroptera
Camaroptera superciliaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCamaroptera (Camaropteras)
- SpeciesCamaroptera superciliaris (Yellow-browed Camaroptera)
The yellow-browed camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. The yellow-browed camaroptera was described by the English zoologist Louis Fraser in 1843 under the binomial name Sylvicola superciliaris. The type locality is the island of Bioko (formerly Fernando Pó) in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa. The specific epithet superciliaris is from the Neo-Latin superciliaris, "eyebrowed" from the classical Latin supercilium, "eyebrow". Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Camaroptera sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green Camaroptera
Camaroptera chloronota
Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Rufous-crowned Eremomela
Eremomela badiceps
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon
Whistling Cisticola
Cisticola lateralis
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Camaroptera in Semuliki National Park?
About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Camaroptera sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Camaroptera in Semuliki National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Camaroptera in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.