Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies)
- GenusAcrocephalus (Reed Warblers)
- SpeciesAcrocephalus rufescens (Greater Swamp Warbler)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Swamp Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida
Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Iduna similis
Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
Calamonastides gracilirostris
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Swamp Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Swamp Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Greater Swamp Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Swamp Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.