Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies)
- GenusAcrocephalus (Reed Warblers)
- SpeciesAcrocephalus schoenobaenus (Sedge Warbler)
The sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium. Sedge warblers are migratory, crossing the Sahara to get from their European and Asian breeding grounds to spend winter in Africa. The male's song is composed of random chattering phrases and can include mimicry of other species. The sedge warbler is mostly insectivorous. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Iduna similis
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
Calamonastides gracilirostris
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
📅 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 Sedge Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Sedge Warbler sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sedge Warbler in Nyungwe National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sedge Warbler in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.