Burnt-necked Eremomela

About the Burnt-necked Eremomela

The burnt-necked eremomela 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.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where the Burnt-necked Eremomela lives

When to see the Burnt-necked Eremomela

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisThe yellow-bellied eremomela is a very small bird 10 cm long and weighing around 9 g. Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusillaThe Senegal eremomela is a small bird with a pale brownish grey head and a pale white supercilium. Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsThe green-capped eremomela or greencap eremomela is a species of bird formerly placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but now placed in the family Cisticolidae.