White-winged Swamp-Warbler

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Akagera National Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

8 Verified sightings at Akagera National Park From 2019 to 2026
307 In all 5 parks
July Best month

About the White-winged Swamp-Warbler

The white-winged swamp warbler (Bradypterus carpalis), also known as the white-winged scrub-warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is swamps. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2014

© Tomas Carlberg · XC196455 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Rwanda · 2010

© Bram Piot · XC57930 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Akagera National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 290th most-seen of the 320 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Akagera National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Akagera National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Which relatives of the White-winged Swamp-Warbler live in Akagera National Park?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the White-winged Swamp-Warbler that you can see in Akagera National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rüppell's Glossy-starling (about 70%), Common Bulbul (about 70%) and Fork-tailed Drongo (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-winged Swamp-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Akagera National Park (8 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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