Highland Rush Warbler

Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

82 Verified sightings at Kigali
202 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted

About the Highland Rush Warbler

The highland rush warbler (Bradypterus centralis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. Although mainly present in the Albertine rift montane forests and the East African montane forests, it is sparsely distributed from Ghana to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:19

Burundi · 2025

© Bram Piot · XC974807 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Duet0:17

Rwanda · 2023

© Ding Li Yong · XC818435 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:11

Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC739446 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
2 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Highland Rush Warbler in Kigali?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rush Warbler sighting in Kigali on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Highland Rush Warbler in Kigali?

June–July and September–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Highland Rush Warbler in Kigali on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Highland Rush Warbler?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Highland Rush Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.

Is Kigali the best place to see a Highland Rush Warbler?

Yes

Of the 2 cities where we can rate Highland Rush Warbler sightings, Kigali has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nairobi (Kenya, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Highland Rush Warbler live in Kigali?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Highland Rush Warbler that you can see in Kigali (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 80%), White-browed Robin-Chat (about 80%) and Bronze Mannikin (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Highland Rush Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Highland Rush Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kigali (82 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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