Mountain Yellow Warbler

Iduna similis (Richmond, 1897)

11 gWeight

The Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) is a medium sized bird with a mix of olive and yellow coloration.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania

Mountain Yellow Warbler has been recorded at 30 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda187 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda130 records
Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda91 records

More places

Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda88 records
Mt Kenya NP – Castle Forest and LodgeKenya85 records
Aberdare NPKenya84 records
Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Ngorongoro CraterTanzania38 records
Nyika National ParkMalawi22 records
Kibumba Tented CampCongo - Kinshasa21 records
Arusha NPTanzania13 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Kenya Tanzania Malawi Congo - Kinshasa Rwanda Burundi

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 Mountain yellow warbler (Iduna similis) is a medium sized bird with a mix of olive and yellow coloration. This bird is native to the eastern Afromontane. It normally feeds on flies but sometimes on remaining crops from harvests.

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Questions

How big is the Mountain Yellow Warbler?

The Mountain Yellow Warbler weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Mountain Yellow Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern South Sudan and central Kenya to eastern DR Congo, central Tanzania and northern Malawi. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.