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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Kungwe Apalis
Apalis argentea
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 190 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.