Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella (Cretzschmar, 1830)

6 gWeight

The buff-bellied warbler (Phyllolais pulchella) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Busiest months: February, July and November · Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Buff-bellied Warbler has been recorded at 123 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya621 records
Lake Mburo NPUganda225 records
Lake Nakuru NPKenya159 records

More places

Lake BaringoKenya137 records
Hara Langano LodgeEthiopia133 records
Tarangire NPTanzania122 records
Lake Awassa – United Africa Shebelle Hotel areaEthiopia118 records
Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya115 records
Speke Bay LodgeTanzania111 records
Serengeti NPTanzania111 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Tanzania Ethiopia Uganda Rwanda Chad

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The buff-bellied warbler (Phyllolais pulchella) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is monotypic within the genus Phyllolais. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Questions

How big is the Buff-bellied Warbler?

The Buff-bellied Warbler weighs around 6 g.

Where does the Buff-bellied Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Niger and northern Nigeria to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.