Sylvia layardi
Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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
© Simon van Zyl · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Warbler sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 192 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 and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Layard's Warbler in West Coast National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and September–February, 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Layard's Warbler sightings, West Coast National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Layard's Warbler is recorded against all the birds logged in West Coast National Park (29 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.
