Urosphena neumanni
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
Neumann's warbler (Hemitesia neumanni), also known as Neumann's short-tailed warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cettiidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Neumann's warbler was formally described in 1908 by the English zoologist Water Rothschild from specimens collected in a forested area west of Lake Tanganyika. He proposed the binomial name Sylvietta neumanni. Neumann's warbler is now placed with the pale-footed bush warbler in the genus Hemitesia that was introduced in 1948 by James Chaplin. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek hēmi- meaning "half-" or "small" with the genus Teslia that had been introduced by Brian Hodgson in 1837. The specific epithet neumanni was chosen to honour the German ornithologist Oscar Neumann. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
Neumann's warbler is the only species in the family Cettiidae that is found in Subsaharan Africa. This warbler lives in thick undergrowth of montane forest, often near streams, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southwest Uganda, western... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neumann's Warbler sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, July–August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Neumann's Warbler in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, September–October and December–February, the lowest months.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Neumann's Warbler sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same family: Cettiidae
The closest relatives of the Neumann's Warbler that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Cettiidae, Bush Warblers and Allies) are Green Hylia (about 20%) and Grauer's Warbler (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Neumann's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (105 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.
