Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Addis Ababa

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

21 Verified sightings at Addis Ababa
1,336 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

The cinnamon bracken warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is native to mountainous regions of East Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Subsong0:21

Kenya · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1180113 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:18

Burundi · 2025

© Bram Piot · XC1021965 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:26

Kenya · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC947977 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~40%
3 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~30%
4 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~20%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~10%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler in Addis Ababa?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler sighting in Addis Ababa on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 57th most-seen of the 109 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.

When is the best time to see a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler in Addis Ababa?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler in Addis Ababa on a given day, against under 5% in January–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Addis Ababa's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Addis Ababa the best place to see a Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler sightings, Addis Ababa has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler live in Addis Ababa?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler that you can see in Addis Ababa (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Brown-rumped Seedeater (about 80%), Pied Crow (about 80%) and Baglafecht Weaver (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Addis Ababa (21 verified sightings), 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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