Melocichla mentalis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Moustached grass warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 12 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 215 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Grass-Warbler in Niokolo-Koba National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November–March, the lowest months. Those are among Niokolo-Koba National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. May–July and October have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moustached Grass-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.
11th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Moustached Grass-Warbler sightings, Niokolo-Koba National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 50%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moustached Grass-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Niokolo-Koba National Park (6 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.
