Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Iduna similis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
20 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) is a medium sized bird with a mix of olive and yellow coloration. This bird is native to the eastern Afromontane. It normally feeds on flies but sometimes on remaining crops from harvests. An easy way to recognize this bird is with its whistle-tone vocalizations. The Mountain yellow warbler has a conservation status of Least Concern. This bird is a species of Acrocephalidae warbler; formerly, these were placed in the paraphyletic "Old World warblers". Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Yellow-Warbler sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
LC

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Iduna pallida

<5% · Rare
African Yellow-Warbler
LC

African Yellow-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Iduna natalensis

<5% · Rare
Lesser Swamp Warbler
LC

Lesser Swamp Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
LC

Eurasian Reed-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

<5% · Rare
Sedge Warbler
LC

Sedge Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Insufficient data
Great Reed-Warbler
LC

Great Reed-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Insufficient data
Olive-tree Warbler
LC

Olive-tree Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hippolais olivetorum

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
5 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
10 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Yellow-Warbler sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

July has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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