Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
603 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-faced woodland warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It forms a superspecies with the closely related yellow-throated woodland warbler and the Laura's woodland warbler. It is endemic to the Albertine Rift montane forests. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominate P. l. laetus ranges from Western Uganda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Ruwenzori Mountains), south through SW Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi. The second subspecies, P. l. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 603 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Willow Warbler
LC

Willow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochilus

<5% · Rare
Uganda Wood-Warbler
LC

Uganda Wood-Warbler

Bird

Phylloscopus budongoensis

<5% · Rare
Wood Warbler

Wood Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus sibillatrix

Insufficient data
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris reichenowi

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

50–60% · Likely
Lühder's Bushshrike
LC

Lühder's Bushshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius luehderi

40–50% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
LC

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas latirostris

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Woodland-Warbler sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 603 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Woodland-Warbler in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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