Malagasy Brush Warbler
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Malagasy Brush Warbler

Nesillas typica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park
12 Verified records at Ankarafantsika National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica), also known as the Madagascar brush warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae. . The Malagasy brush warbler is a widespread species of forest undergrowth and is found primarily in both Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The bird is typically found alone or in pairs of 2 and flies short distances due to a small wingspan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Brush Warbler sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar Swamp Warbler
LC Endemic

Madagascar Swamp Warbler

Bird

Acrocephalus newtoni

Insufficient data
Crested Drongo
LC

Crested Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus forficatus

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone mutata

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Bulbul
LC

Madagascar Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypsipetes madagascariensis

80–90% · Very likely
Souimanga Sunbird
LC

Souimanga Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris sovimanga

80–90% · Very likely
Madagascar Magpie-Robin
LC Endemic

Madagascar Magpie-Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Copsychus albospecularis

70–80% · Very likely
Common Newtonia
LC Endemic

Common Newtonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Newtonia brunneicauda

70–80% · Very likely
Long-billed Bernieria
NT Endemic

Long-billed Bernieria

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bernieria madagascariensis

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
NT Endemic

Rufous Vanga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schetba rufa

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC Endemic

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

50–60% · Likely
Sickle-billed Vanga
LC Endemic

Sickle-billed Vanga

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Falculea palliata

50–60% · Likely
Schlegel's Asity
VU Endemic

Schlegel's Asity

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Philepitta schlegeli

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
60–70%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malagasy Brush Warbler in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Brush Warbler sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Malagasy Brush Warbler in Ankarafantsika National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Malagasy Brush Warbler in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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