White-winged Swamp-Warbler

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kibale National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

162 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026
307 In all 5 parks
September Best month

About the White-winged Swamp-Warbler

The white-winged swamp warbler (Bradypterus carpalis), also known as the white-winged scrub-warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is swamps. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2014

© Tomas Carlberg · XC196455 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Rwanda · 2010

© Bram Piot · XC57930 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Kibale National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 162 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Kibale National Park?

January and September

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Kibale National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and October, the lowest months.

Is Kibale National Park the best place to see a White-winged Swamp-Warbler?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-winged Swamp-Warbler sightings, Kibale National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, under 5%).

Where does the White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-winged Swamp-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (162 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.

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