Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
GenusMelocichla
SpeciesMelocichla mentalis (Moustached Grass-Warbler)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

3 Verified sightings at Ngorongoro Conservation Area From 2019 to 2026

1,634 Verified sightings across all 22 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Moustached Grass-Warbler

The moustached grass warbler (Melocichla mentalis) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widely found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, although absent in southern parts of the continent.

Its natural habitats are moist savanna and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Moustached grass warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Sylvietta whytii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sylvietta brachyura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lamprotornis superbus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Histurgops ruficauda

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ploceus baglafecht

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lanius humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eremopterix leucopareia

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Eurocephalus ruppelli

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~50%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
4	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
6	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
13	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
17	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
18	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
19	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
20	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Moustached Grass-Warbler

About the Moustached Grass-Warbler

Recent sightings of Moustached Grass-Warbler in Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Red-faced Crombec

Northern Crombec

Superb Starling

Common Bulbul

Rufous-tailed Weaver

Baglafecht Weaver

Northern Fiscal

Hildebrandt's Starling

Green-backed Camaroptera

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Barn Swallow

Northern White-crowned Shrike

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found