Willow Warbler
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Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
47 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) is a very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and the Palearctic, from Ireland east to the Anadyr River basin in eastern Siberia. It is strongly migratory, with almost all of the population wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. It is a bird of open woodlands with trees and ground cover for nesting, including most importantly birch, alder, and willow habitats. The nest is usually built in close contact with the ground, often in low vegetation. Like most Old World warblers (Sylviidae), this small passerine is insectivorous. In northern Europe, it is one of the first warblers to return in the spring, though later than the closely related chiffchaff. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
LC

Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus laetus

Insufficient data
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-throated Longclaw
LC

Yellow-throated Longclaw

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macronyx croceus

50–60% · Likely
Pin-tailed Whydah
LC

Pin-tailed Whydah

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vidua macroura

40–50% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

40–50% · Likely
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

40–50% · Likely
Black-headed Weaver
LC

Black-headed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus melanocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Village Weaver
LC

Village Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus cucullatus

40–50% · Possible
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
2 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
3 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
5 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
6 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
7 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
11 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
15 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
10–20%
17 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
19 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
20 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
23 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
25 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
26 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
27 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
28 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
29 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
5–10%
30 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
31 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
33 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
34 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
35 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
36 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
37 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
38 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
39 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
40 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
41 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
42 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
43 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
44 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
45 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
46 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
47 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
48 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
49 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
50 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
51 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
52 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
53 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
54 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
55 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
56 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
57 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
58 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
59 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
60 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
61 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
62 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
63 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
64 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
65 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
66 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
67 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
68 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
69 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
70 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
71 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
72 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
73 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Willow Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Willow Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Willow Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Willow Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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