Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
GenusPhyllolais
SpeciesPhyllolais pulchella (Buff-bellied Warbler)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Volcanoes National Park

1 Verified records at Volcanoes National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The buff-bellied warbler (Phyllolais pulchella) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phyllolais. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is a small, dull coloured warbler found in savanna and acacia woodland. It particularly favours Acacia xanthophloea and Acacia abyssinica and can often be seen foraging among the branches in pairs or small groups. It is inconspicuous in its habits but can often be seen feeding in mix-species flocks. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Cisticola chubbi

Eminia lepida

Apalis personata

Apalis porphyrolaema

Cisticola woosnami

Oreolais ruwenzorii

Prinia subflava

Cisticola marginatus

Camaroptera brachyura

<5% · Rare

Bathmocercus rufus

<5% · Rare

Cisticola cantans

<5% · Rare

Schistolais leucopogon

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Buff-bellied Warbler at Volcanoes National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
3	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
8	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	5–10%
9	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
10	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
11	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
12	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
13	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
14	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
18	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
19	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
22	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
23	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

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Buff-bellied Warbler

Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park

Chubb's Cisticola

Gray-capped Warbler

Black-faced Apalis

Chestnut-throated Apalis

Trilling Cisticola

Ruwenzori Apalis

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Winding Cisticola

Green-backed Camaroptera

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Singing Cisticola

White-chinned Prinia

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found