Moustached Grass-Warbler
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Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

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

The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

White-browed Crombec
LC

White-browed Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Green Crombec
LC

Green Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta virens

5–10% · With luck
Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

<5% · Rare
Northern Crombec
LC

Northern Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta brachyura

<5% · Rare
Lemon-bellied Crombec
LC

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta denti

<5% · Rare
Gray Longbill
LC

Gray Longbill

Bird

Macrosphenus concolor

<5% · Rare
Yellow Longbill
LC

Yellow Longbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macrosphenus flavicans

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
9 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
17 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Moustached Grass-Warbler in Virunga National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 138 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Moustached Grass-Warbler in Virunga National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Moustached Grass-Warbler in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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