Brown Warbler
Sylvia lugens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilySylviidae (Sylviid Warblers and Allies)
- GenusSylvia
- SpeciesSylvia lugens (Brown Warbler)
Closest Relatives at Nairobi National Park
Banded Warbler
Sylvia boehmi
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Purple Grenadier
Uraeginthus ianthinogaster
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Warbler in Nairobi National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Brown Warbler sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Warbler in Nairobi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Brown Warbler in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.