Stierling's Barred Warbler

Stierling's Barred Warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kruger National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

359 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
516 In all 6 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Stierling's Barred Warbler

Stierling's wren-warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi), is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae found in southern Africa. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the miombo wren-warbler. Stierling's wren-warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Mozambique · 2024

© Niall Perrins · XC950723 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Zambia · 2020

© Dries Van de Loock · XC552084 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Zambia · 2021

© Hans Matheve · XC699792 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
3 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Stierling's Barred Warbler in Kruger National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stierling's Barred Warbler sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 359 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 218th most-seen of the 464 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Stierling's Barred Warbler in Kruger National Park?

January–February and October–November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stierling's Barred Warbler in Kruger National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and December, the lowest months. Those are among Kruger National Park's wettest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.

What time of day is best to see a Stierling's Barred Warbler?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stierling's Barred 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.

Is Kruger National Park the best place to see a Stierling's Barred Warbler?

4th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Stierling's Barred Warbler sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%), Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 10%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Stierling's Barred Warbler live in Kruger National Park?

Same family: Cisticolidae

The closest relatives of the Stierling's Barred Warbler that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Rattling Cisticola (about 40%), Tawny-flanked Prinia (about 40%) and Green-backed Camaroptera (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Stierling's Barred Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Stierling's Barred Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Kruger National Park (359 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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