White-winged Swamp-Warbler

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bradypterus carpalis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Queen Elizabeth National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

49 Verified sightings at Queen Elizabeth National Park From 2019 to 2026
307 In all 5 parks
September Best month

About the White-winged Swamp-Warbler

The white-winged swamp warbler (Bradypterus carpalis), also known as the white-winged scrub-warbler, is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is swamps. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2014

© Tomas Carlberg · XC196455 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Rwanda · 2010

© Bram Piot · XC57930 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
2 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

July to September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Swamp-Warbler in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.

Is Queen Elizabeth National Park the best place to see a White-winged Swamp-Warbler?

3rd of 5

Of the 5 parks where we can rate White-winged Swamp-Warbler sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%).

Where does the White-winged Swamp-Warbler sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-winged Swamp-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (49 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.

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