Highland Rush Warbler

Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Akagera National Park
3 Verified sightings at Akagera National Park From 2019 to 2026
418 Verified sightings across all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Highland Rush Warbler

The highland rush warbler (Bradypterus centralis) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. Although mainly present in the Albertine rift montane forests and the East African montane forests, it is sparsely distributed from Ghana to Ethiopia and Tanzania. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park

White-winged Swamp-Warbler
LC

White-winged Swamp-Warbler

Bird

Bradypterus carpalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Fan-tailed Grassbird

Fan-tailed Grassbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schoenicola brevirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Greater Blue-eared Starling
LC

Greater Blue-eared Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Black-headed Gonolek
LC

Black-headed Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius erythrogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
LC

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer griseus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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