White-browed Crombec

White-browed Crombec

Sylvietta leucophrys

Silhouette: PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kibale National Park

In 3 days <5%

6 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026
664 In all 6 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-browed Crombec

The white-browed crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies Sylvietta leucophrys chapini of the present species.

The white-browed crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Uganda · 2022

© Peter Boesman · XC740019 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song1:10

Kenya · 2018

© Bram Piot · XC434139 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Kenya · 2021

© James Bradley · XC744745 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
3 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
5 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Crombec in Kibale National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 345th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-browed Crombec in Kibale National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a White-browed Crombec?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Crombec sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where does the White-browed Crombec sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-browed Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale 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.

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