Sylvietta leucophrys
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 181 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 88th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate White-browed Crombec sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the White-browed Crombec that you can see in Nyungwe National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 70%), Common Bulbul (about 60%) and Green White-eye (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (181 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.
