Gray-capped Warbler
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Gray-capped Warbler

Eminia lepida

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
372 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
May 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 372 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

30–40% · Possible
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

20–30% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

10–20% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

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

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

10–20% · With luck
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

5–10% · With luck
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

5–10% · With luck
Carruthers's Cisticola
LC

Carruthers's Cisticola

Bird

Cisticola carruthersi

5–10% · With luck
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

5–10% · Rare
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 372 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-capped Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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