Nesillas typica
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica), also known as the Madagascar brush warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.. The Malagasy brush warbler is a widespread species of forest undergrowth and is found primarily in both Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The bird is typically found alone or in pairs of 2 and flies short distances due to a small wingspan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
The Malagasy brush warbler is brown with contrastingly white eyebrows. Nesillas typica is an example of the genus, which is a category that ranks above species and below family. The bird has a sleek and slim body, low forehead and crown (raised to form a slight crest), and shorter sized bird. The Malagasy brush warbler's wings are short and rounded. Males' wing spans range from 62-70mm while females range from 58-67mm. The tails are long and graduated: males range from 72-93mm while females are 67-83mm. In relation to the rest of its body, its bill is long and brown with the forehead and crown being relatively low. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Brush Warbler sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Brush Warbler in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Ankarafantsika National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 560 mm in January. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malagasy Brush Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Malagasy Brush Warbler sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 60%) and Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Malagasy Brush Warbler that you can see in Ankarafantsika National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Crested Drongo (about 90%), Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher (about 90%) and Madagascar Bulbul (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malagasy Brush Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (12 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.
