Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Wood Warbler in Maiduguri?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler sighting in Maiduguri on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 65 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Wood Warbler in Maiduguri?

Accepted Answer

September. In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wood Warbler in Maiduguri on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Maiduguri's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against almost none in January. November has too few records to rate.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wood Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Maiduguri the best place to see a Wood Warbler?

Accepted Answer

7th of 36. Of the 36 cities where we can rate Wood Warbler sightings, Maiduguri ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Nizhny Novgorod (Russia, about 20%), Moscow (Russia, about 20%) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Wood Warbler live in Maiduguri?

Accepted Answer

Same order: Passeriformes. The closest relatives of the Wood Warbler that you can see in Maiduguri (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Greater Blue-eared Starling (about 90%), Common Bulbul (about 80%) and Long-tailed Glossy Starling (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Wood Warbler sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Wood Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Maiduguri (9 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~40%
2	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~20%
3	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	~10%
4	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~10%
5	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
6	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~10%
7	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
8	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
10	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
12	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
13	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
16	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
2	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	~20%
3	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	~10%
4	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	~10%
5	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	~10%
6	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	~10%
7	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	~10%
8	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
9	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	~10%
10	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~10%

Wood Warbler

Sounds

Recent sightings of Wood Warbler in Maiduguri

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Maiduguri

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Common Bulbul

Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Beautiful Sunbird

Chestnut-bellied Starling

White-rumped Seedeater

Red-billed Firefinch

African Thrush

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

White-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Village Weaver

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