Green Crombec
Green Crombec

Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
174 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green crombec (Sylvietta virens) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

White-browed Crombec
LC

White-browed Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta leucophrys

20–30% · Possible
Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

<5% · Rare
Lemon-bellied Crombec
LC

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta denti

<5% · Rare
Gray Longbill
LC

Gray Longbill

Bird

Macrosphenus concolor

<5% · Rare
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
LC

Northern Double-collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris reichenowi

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

50–60% · Likely
Green White-eye

Green White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops stuhlmanni

50–60% · Likely
Lühder's Bushshrike
LC

Lühder's Bushshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius luehderi

40–50% · Likely
African Dusky Flycatcher
LC

African Dusky Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Muscicapa adusta

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
LC

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas latirostris

40–50% · Likely
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dioptrornis fischeri

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
9 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Crombec in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green Crombec in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Green Crombec in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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