Gray-capped Warbler
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Gray-capped Warbler

Eminia lepida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
216 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-capped warbler (Eminia lepida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic (only species) in the genus Eminia. The grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is a large, chunky, thin-tailed-warbler with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around its head, and a chestnut throat wrapping its neck. Grey-capped warblers maintain a diet of insects and other invertebrates, including caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and mantids. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 216 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park

Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

50–60% · Likely
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

40–50% · Likely
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

20–30% · Possible
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

20–30% · Possible
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

20–30% · Possible
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
6 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
12 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
16 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-capped Warbler in Nairobi National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 216 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-capped Warbler in Nairobi National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Gray-capped Warbler in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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