Red-faced Crombec

Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Akagera National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

83 Verified sightings at Akagera National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,598 In all 24 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Red-faced Crombec

The red-faced crombec (Sylvietta whytii) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Red-faced crombec - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:37

Tanzania · 2019

© Peter Boesman · XC510419 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:08

Ethiopia · 2014

© Andrew Spencer · XC277072 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:21

Kenya · 2022

© Lars Lachmann · XC750219 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~20%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
18 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
19 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
22 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
23 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mombasa 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Dar es-Salaam 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
3 Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Crombec in Akagera National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 118th most-seen of the 320 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Red-faced Crombec in Akagera National Park?

April

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec in Akagera National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May and August–February, the lowest months. That is one of Akagera National Park's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain against almost none in July.

What time of day is best to see a Red-faced Crombec?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-faced Crombec sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Akagera National Park the best place to see a Red-faced Crombec?

9th of 24

Of the 24 parks where we can rate Red-faced Crombec sightings, Akagera National Park ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).

Where does the Red-faced Crombec sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Red-faced Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Akagera National Park (83 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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