Nesillas typica
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The Malagasy brush warbler (Nesillas typica), also known as the Madagascar brush warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Acrocephalidae.. The Malagasy brush warbler is a widespread species of forest undergrowth and is found primarily in both Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The bird is typically found alone or in pairs of 2 and flies short distances due to a small wingspan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
The Malagasy brush warbler is brown with contrastingly white eyebrows. Nesillas typica is an example of the genus, which is a category that ranks above species and below family. The bird has a sleek and slim body, low forehead and crown (raised to form a slight crest), and shorter sized bird. The Malagasy brush warbler's wings are short and rounded. Males' wing spans range from 62-70mm while females range from 58-67mm. The tails are long and graduated: males range from 72-93mm while females are 67-83mm. In relation to the rest of its body, its bill is long and brown with the forehead and crown being relatively low.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Montagne d'Ambre National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 5 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Brush Warbler sighting in Montagne d'Ambre National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 7th most-seen of the 30 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malagasy Brush 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Malagasy Brush Warbler sightings, Montagne d'Ambre National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 60%) and Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 60%). All parks ranked.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Malagasy Brush Warbler that you can see in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Madagascar Bulbul (about 60%), Souimanga Sunbird (about 60%) and Amber Mountain Rock-Thrush (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malagasy Brush Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Montagne d'Ambre National Park (17 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.
