Melocichla mentalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Moustached grass warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler sighting in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 235th most-seen of the 250 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.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler in Gorongosa National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–June and August–November, the lowest months. That is one of Gorongosa National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 210 mm in January. March and December–January have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moustached Grass-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.
9th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Moustached Grass-Warbler sightings, Gorongosa National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 50%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same family: Macrosphenidae
The closest relatives of the Moustached Grass-Warbler that you can see in Gorongosa National Park (family Macrosphenidae, African Warblers) are Red-faced Crombec (about 10%) and Cape Crombec (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moustached Grass-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Gorongosa National Park (6 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.
