Rand's Warbler
Randia pseudozosterops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyBernieridae (Malagasy Warblers)
- GenusRandia (indigoberries)
- SpeciesRandia pseudozosterops (Rand's Warbler)
Rand's warbler (Randia pseudozosterops) is a species in the family Bernieridae. It is found only in Madagascar, where it is restricted to the island's eastern rainforests. It is grey above and unmarked pale below, with a strong pale supercilium. The bill is strong and slightly decurved, with some individuals possessing a pale orange lower mandible. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, where it is fairly common up to 1200 m. It frequently joins mixed-species flocks, where it often feeds along horizontal or angled branches. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Rand's Warbler sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ranomafana National Park
Spectacled Tetraka
Xanthomixis zosterops
Long-billed Bernieria
Bernieria madagascariensis
White-throated Oxylabes
Oxylabes madagascariensis
Grey-crowned Tetraka
Xanthomixis cinereiceps
Wedge-tailed Jery
Hartertula flavoviridis
Madagascar Yellowbrow
Crossleyia xanthophrys
Cryptic Warbler
Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
Appert's Tetraka
Xanthomixis apperti
Thamnornis
Thamnornis chloropetoides
Madagascar Bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Souimanga Sunbird
Cinnyris sovimanga
Madagascar White-eye
Zosterops maderaspatanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rand's Warbler in Ranomafana National Park?
About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Rand's Warbler sighting in Ranomafana National Park, based on 286 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rand's Warbler in Ranomafana National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Rand's Warbler in Ranomafana National Park in our monthly data.