Sylvietta whytii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 22 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 23 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Dar es-Salaam | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 120th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March–May, July and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec in Dar es-Salaam on a given day, against under 5% in February, June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Red-faced Crombec sightings, Dar es-Salaam ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Mombasa (Kenya, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Red-faced Crombec that you can see in Dar es-Salaam (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Crow (about 90%), House Sparrow (about 60%) and Common Bulbul (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-faced Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Dar es-Salaam (6 verified sightings), 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.
