Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPhylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers)
- GenusPhylloscopus (Leaf Warblers)
- SpeciesPhylloscopus trochilus (Willow Warbler)
The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is a very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic, from Ireland east to the Anadyr River basin in eastern Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with almost all of the population wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of open woodlands with trees and ground cover for nesting, including most importantly birch, alder, and willow habitats. The nest is usually built in close contact with the ground, often in low vegetation. Like most Old World warblers (Sylviidae), this small passerine is insectivorous. In northern Europe, it is one of the first warblers to return in the spring, though later than the closely related chiffchaff. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Warbler sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park
Wood Warbler
Phylloscopus sibillatrix
Crested Malimbe
Malimbus malimbicus
Red-tailed Greenbul
Criniger calurus
Western Nicator
Nicator chloris
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina fraseri
Xavier's Greenbul
Phyllastrephus xavieri
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
Neocossyphus rufus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Green Crombec
Sylvietta virens
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Willow Warbler in Semuliki National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Warbler sighting in Semuliki National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Willow Warbler in Semuliki National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Willow Warbler in Semuliki National Park in our monthly data.