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Cape Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
44 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) is an African warbler. The long-billed crombec breeds in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania southwards to South Africa. This is a common species in fynbos, open woodland, savannah and dry Acacia scrub. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park

Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

70–80% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Red-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed Oxpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buphagus erythrorhynchus

60–70% · Likely
Southern Fiscal
LC Endemic

Southern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius collaris

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-fronted Canary
LC

Yellow-fronted Canary

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Crithagra mozambica

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Southern Boubou
LC

Southern Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius ferrugineus

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Scrub Robin

White-browed Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia leucophrys

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Striped-Swallow
LC

Lesser Striped-Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cecropis abyssinica

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
40–50
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
4 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
7 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
9 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
15 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
16 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
17 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
18 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
20 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Crombec in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Crombec in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crombec in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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