Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Bathmocercus rufus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kibale National Park
102 Verified records at Kibale National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-faced rufous warbler (Bathmocercus rufus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
White-chinned Prinia
LC

White-chinned Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistolais leucopogon

30–40% · Possible
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

30–40% · Possible
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

20–30% · Possible
Buff-throated Apalis
LC

Buff-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis rufogularis

20–30% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Masked Apalis
LC

Masked Apalis

Bird

Apalis binotata

10–20% · With luck
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

10–20% · With luck
Olive-green Camaroptera
LC

Olive-green Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera chloronota

5–10% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

<5% · Rare
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

<5% · Rare
Gray Apalis
LC

Gray Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis cinerea

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Kibale National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Kibale National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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