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Willow Warbler
Hofsanger · Phylloscopus trochilus
One of the most numerous Palearctic migrants in southern Africa, present roughly October to April and absent during winter. It is a small, plain greenish warbler with a pale eyebrow and no wing-bars. Constantly active, it gleans tiny insects from foliage high in the canopy, often flicking its wings. Its soft, descending warble is heard mostly as it prepares to depart.
Log your Willow Warbler sighting — free →How to identify it
Small, plain greenish warbler with a pale eyebrow and no wing-bars; flicks through foliage and is restlessly active.
Listen for its call
Soft sweet descending whistle (mostly quiet on its summer visit).
Where to see it in Kruger
An abundant summer visitor to woodland canopy park-wide, gleaning insects among the leaves; absent in winter.
Did you know
This tiny traveller flies all the way from northern Europe to spend the summer flitting through African trees.
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