Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies)
- GenusHippolais
- SpeciesHippolais icterina (Icterine Warbler)
The icterine warbler (Hippolais icterina) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, the melodious warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
Bronze Mannikin
Lonchura cucullata
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Icterine Warbler at Kibale National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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