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Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Tsavo East National Park
176 Verified records at Tsavo East National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern crombec (Sylvietta brachyura) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park

Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

5–10% · With luck
Somali Crombec
LC

Somali Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta isabellina

Insufficient data
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Parrot-billed Sparrow
LC

Parrot-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer gongonensis

30–40% · Possible
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

30–40% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
<5
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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
20–30%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
15 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Crombec in Tsavo East National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 176 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Crombec in Tsavo East National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Northern Crombec in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.

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