Red-faced Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus laetus)
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Red-faced Woodland Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus (Sharpe, 1902)

9.5 gWeight

The red-faced woodland warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Rwanda, Congo - Kinshasa

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Red-faced Woodland Warbler has been recorded at 23 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – RuhijaUganda380 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Ruhija to Broadbill WalkUganda203 records
  3. Mgahinga Gorilla NPUganda199 records
More places
  1. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – BuhomaUganda196 records
  2. Bwindi-Impenetrable NP – Mubwindi SwampUganda176 records
  3. Nyungwe NP – UwinkaRwanda161 records
  4. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Buhoma TrackUganda148 records
  5. Nyungwe NP – Gisakura, Ndambarare TrailRwanda138 records
  6. Nyungwe Forest NPRwanda124 records
  7. Bwindi-Impenetrable Forest NP – Waterfall WalkUganda119 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaRwandaCongo - KinshasaBurundi

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 red-faced woodland warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) is a species of leaf warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. It forms a superspecies with the closely related yellow-throated woodland warbler and the Laura's woodland warbler.

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Questions

How big is the Red-faced Woodland Warbler?

The Red-faced Woodland Warbler weighs around 9.5 g.

Where does the Red-faced Woodland Warbler live?

Its breeding range: Africa: east-central. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo - Kinshasa.

When is the best time to see the Red-faced Woodland Warbler?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Red-faced Woodland Warbler endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-faced Woodland Warbler as Least Concern.

What does the Red-faced Woodland Warbler eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Red-faced Woodland Warbler in?

It belongs to the family Leaf Warblers (Phylloscopidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
9.5 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
55 mm
Tail
40 mm
Bill
11 mm
Tarsus
19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: east-central

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae
Genus
Phylloscopus

Other birds in the genus Phylloscopus

Wood WarblerWood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixWestern Bonelli's WarblerWestern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelliEastern Bonelli's WarblerEastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalisBuff-barred WarblerBuff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherAshy-throated WarblerAshy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisHume's Leaf WarblerHume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humeiYellow-browed WarblerYellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusBrooks's Leaf WarblerBrooks's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus subviridisChinese Leaf WarblerChinese Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus yunnanensisLemon-rumped WarblerLemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotusSichuan Leaf WarblerSichuan Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus forrestiGansu Leaf WarblerGansu Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus kansuensis
Red-faced Woodland Warbler

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