Sylvietta isabellina
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Somali crombec (Sylvietta isabellina) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
A subspecies gaekwari described by R.B. Sharpe and named after the Maharaja of Baroda Sayajirao Gaekwad III is considered to be indistinguishable from the nominate form. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Somali Crombec sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th most-seen of the 341 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.
April–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Somali Crombec in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Samburu National Reserve's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in September.
Only Samburu National Reserve, in our data
Samburu National Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Somali Crombec sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Somali Crombec is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (49 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.
