Eminia lepida
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The grey-capped warbler (Eminia lepida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic (only species) in the genus Eminia. The grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is a large, chunky, thin-tailed-warbler with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around its head, and a chestnut throat wrapping its neck. Grey-capped warblers maintain a diet of insects and other invertebrates, including caterpillars, moths, grasshoppers, and mantids.
The grey-capped warbler is roughly 15 cm in length, and weighs 16–24 grams. It is typically chunky and thin-tailed with a distinctive grey cap, a black band around the head, and a chestnut throat with rump feathers that are long and lax. Its cheek, neck, and underparts are grey and it is tinged olive-green on the flanks and under tail-coverts. Grey-capped warblers have a chestnut vent patch and upperparts. The tail and the median and greater upper wing-coverts are olive-green. The lesser coverts and underwing-coverts are chestnut. Flight-feathers are dark brown (edged olive-green). The irises are reddish-brown, the bill and mouth... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 155th most-seen of the 424 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.
February and March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-capped Warbler in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Murchison Falls National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-capped Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
9th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Gray-capped Warbler sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 9th at about 10%. The best odds are in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-capped Warbler that you can see in Murchison Falls National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Rattling Cisticola (about 40%), Zitting Cisticola (about 30%) and Green-backed Camaroptera (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-capped Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (102 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.
