Bradypterus baboecala
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The little rush warbler or African bush warbler (Bradypterus baboecala) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Eswatini, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is swamps.
Its characteristic vocalization starts slow and increases in speed; it has been described as "distinctive and loud." It occurs most often during breeding season, while raining. Little rush warbler/African Sedge Warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
Little rush warbler Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Rush-Warbler sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 177 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 and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Rush-Warbler in Pretoria on a given day, against under 5% in November to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Rush-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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Little Rush-Warbler sightings, Pretoria ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cape Town (South Africa, about 20%), Harare (Zimbabwe, about 20%) and Mombasa (Kenya, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Little Rush-Warbler that you can see in Pretoria (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 80%), Southern Masked Weaver (about 70%) and Karoo Thrush (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Rush-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Pretoria (24 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.
