Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWoodlandDomed nestTiny · 6 g

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 1 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Annika Lindqvist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 4 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Seig, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 8 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella), photo 10 — Photo: (c) John Lyakurwa, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Buff-bellied Warbler

The buff-bellied warbler 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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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Kenya Tanzania Uganda Ethiopia Nigeria Rwanda Chad Congo - Kinshasa

Recorded as a rare visitor in Eritrea, Cameroon.

When to see it

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Short-winged CisticolaCisticola brachypterusThe short-winged cisticola, also known as the siffling cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Rudd's ApalisApalis ruddiRudd's apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Olive-backed TailorbirdOrthotomus sepiumIt is small, with a rust-colored head.

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