Drymocichla incana
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The red-winged grey warbler (Drymocichla incana) is a small to medium size bird in the family Cisticolidae that is native to Central Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Drymocichla. It is mostly grey with a white underside, a long tail and a prominent red patch on the wing. It is commonly found in swamp and savanna-like environments where it breeds in the rainy season. The sexes are alike.
The red-winged grey warbler was formally described and illustrated in 1881 by the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub based on five specimens collected in northern Uganda by the naturalist Emin Pasha. Hartlaub introduced a new genus for the species, Drymocichla, and coined the current binomial name Drymocichla incana. The red-winged grey warbler is placed in the family Cisticolidae and remains the only species in the genus Drymocichla. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek rumos meaning "copse" or "wood" with kikhlē meaning "thrush". The specific epithet incana is from Latin incanus meaning "light grey".
A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that the red-winged grey warbler is most closely related... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Gray Warbler sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd 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.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-winged Gray Warbler in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-winged Gray Warbler sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Murchison Falls National Park, in our data
Murchison Falls National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-winged Gray Warbler sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Red-winged Gray 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 Red-winged Gray Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Murchison Falls National Park (107 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.
