Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler
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Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler

Phylloscopus ruficapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
114 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-throated woodland warbler (Phylloscopus ruficapilla) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It is endemic to the Afromontane, from Kenya to South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Willow Warbler
LC

Willow Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus trochilus

5–10% · With luck
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

30–40% · Possible
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

30–40% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Quelea
LC

Red-billed Quelea

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quelea quelea

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
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 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
3 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo East National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 114 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo East National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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