Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusBathmocercus (Rufous Warblers)
- SpeciesBathmocercus rufus (Black-faced Rufous-Warbler)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
Red-winged Gray Warbler
Drymocichla incana
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Rufous-Warbler at Murchison Falls 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |