Sylvietta whytii
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 Hwange National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 281st most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec in Hwange National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and April–November, the lowest months. Those are among Hwange National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
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.
21st of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Red-faced Crombec sightings, Hwange National Park ranks 21st at under 5%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 40%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 30%) and Mikumi National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-faced Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Hwange National Park (6 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.
