Stierling's Barred Warbler

Stierling's Barred Warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Mikumi National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

60 Verified sightings at Mikumi National Park From 2019 to 2026
516 In all 6 parks
July 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

Call0:26

Zambia · 2020

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

Song0:37

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 Mikumi National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stierling's Barred Warbler sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

July

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Stierling's Barred Warbler in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–March, May, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.

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

Yes

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Stierling's Barred Warbler sightings, Mikumi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 10%) and Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 10%).

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

Same family: Cisticolidae

The closest relatives of the Stierling's Barred Warbler that you can see in Mikumi National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Rattling Cisticola (about 30%), Greencap Eremomela (about 20%) and Tawny-flanked Prinia (about 20%), 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 Mikumi National Park (60 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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