Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Iduna similis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies)
- GenusIduna (Iduna Warblers)
- SpeciesIduna similis (Mountain Yellow-Warbler)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Yellow-Warbler sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Volcanoes National Park
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
📅 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 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Volcanoes National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Yellow-Warbler sighting in Volcanoes National Park, based on 123 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Volcanoes National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Yellow-Warbler in Volcanoes National Park in our monthly data.