Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyAcrocephalidae (Reed Warblers and Allies)
- GenusAcrocephalus (Reed Warblers)
- SpeciesAcrocephalus gracilirostris (Lesser Swamp Warbler)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Eurasian Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
African Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Great Reed-Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Swamp Warbler in Garden Route National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Lesser Swamp Warbler sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 112 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Swamp Warbler in Garden Route National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Swamp Warbler in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.