Sylvia layardi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Layard's warbler (Curruca layardi) or Layard's tit-babbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Layard's warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Layards warbler Structured guide to the species in southern Africa Wikipedia →
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South Africa · 2026
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South Africa · 2023
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Warbler sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 60th most-seen of the 108 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.
August and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Warbler in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and October–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Layard's 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Layard's Warbler sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come West Coast National Park (South Africa, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Layard's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (28 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.
