Avibase: Phyllolais pulchella (Buff-bellied Warbler)

Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella (Cretzschmar, PJ 1830)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2015-12-08	Simbo resort, Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia)	call - [sono]	300543 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	isaac kilusu	2021-05-08	Road past Amboseli sopa lodge, Amboseli Np, Kajiado (Kenya) (1300 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - calling excitedly after playback bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	647030 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Rory Nefdt	2015-10-16	Enashipai, Karagita, Nakuru County, Nakuru (Kenya) (1900 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	397809 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2019-10-30	Engikaret Lark plains woodland edge, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania)	call - [also] [sono]	510322 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-24	Awash National Park, Afar (Ethiopia) (1000 m)	call - calls from a small flock of birds moving at mid-height through dense thornscrub, in response to playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	277991 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Julien Birard	2026-02-07	Am Kalam, Barh Signaka, Guéra, Guéra (Chad) (400 m)	call - [also] [sono]	1085425 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	David C. Moyer	9 July 2011	Paraa, Murchinson Falls National Park, NW Uganda, Masindi (former division) (Uganda) (800 m)	song (A) - Single individual from a family party scolding.	83784 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2019-11-10	Kilimanjaro Golf and Wildlife Estate, Usa River, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania)	call - [sono]	510321 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2015-12-08	Simbo resort, Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia)	call - [sono]	300544 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Andrew Spencer	2015-01-09	Lake Awassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) (1700 m)	call - calls from a pair of birds moving hidden through a row of planted junipers along the edge of the lake. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	277992 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Rory Nefdt	2015-06-26	Lake Elementaita, Nakuru (Kenya) (1800 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	398909 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Steward	2020-08-30	Lake Naivasha--Crescent Island, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	276957721 macaulaylibrary.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Rory Nefdt	2015-06-26	Lake Elementaita, Nakuru (Kenya) (1800 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	398907 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2015-12-08	Simbo resort, Lake Langano, Oromia (Ethiopia)	call - [sono]	300735 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Andrew Spencer	2014-12-24	Awash NP--southern section, Afar, Ethiopia, Afar (Ethiopia)	-	28075061 macaulaylibrary.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Rolf A. de By	2015-09-10	Lake Mburo National Park, Kiruhura (former division) (Uganda) (1255 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	282004 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	James Bradley	2015-10-24	Chania River below Thika, Kiambu (Kenya) (1400 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	289547 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Frank Shirima	2026-05-21	, Arusha (Tanzania)	-	658439722 macaulaylibrary.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2019-10-30	Engikaret Lark plains woodland edge, Arusha, Arusha (Tanzania)	call - [sono]	510323 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Peter Boesman	2024-10-13	Lake Baringo cliff sides, Baringo (Kenya) (? m)	song - [sono]	948355 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Frank Lambert	2018-11-20	near Baringo Lake, Baringo (Kenya) (1000 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	451772 xeno-canto.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Macmillan Kiwesa	2026-05-12	, Meru (Tanzania)	-	657274950 macaulaylibrary.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Martha Mutiso	2026-03-06	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	654456945 macaulaylibrary.org
Buff-bellied Warbler - Phyllolais pulchella	Edward Jenkins	2024-04-26	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	628907116 macaulaylibrary.org

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