Bathmocercus rufus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-faced rufous warbler (Bathmocercus rufus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4
Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 156 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.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Rufous-Warbler in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-faced Rufous-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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-faced Rufous-Warbler sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Black-faced Rufous-Warbler that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 80%), Black-faced Apalis (about 20%) and Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-faced Rufous-Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (12 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.
