White-winged Swamp-Warbler

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

71 Verified sightings at Lake Mburo National Park From 2019 to 2026
307 In all 5 parks
July 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 Lake Mburo National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 362 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.

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

March, May–July, September and November–December

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Lake Mburo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, August and October, the lowest months.

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

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-winged Swamp-Warbler sightings, Lake Mburo National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

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 Lake Mburo National Park (71 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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