Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Phylloscopus laetus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
- SpeciesPhylloscopus laetus (Red-faced Woodland-Warbler)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Uganda Wood-Warbler
Phylloscopus budongoensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-headed Negrofinch
Nigrita canicapillus
African Blue Flycatcher
Elminia longicauda
Vieillot's Weaver
Ploceus nigerrimus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bias musicus
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red-faced Woodland-Warbler at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |