Green Crombec
Green Crombec

Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
240 Verified records at Virunga National Park
May 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

White-browed Crombec
LC

White-browed Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta leucophrys

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

<5% · Rare
Northern Crombec
LC

Northern Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta brachyura

<5% · Rare
Lemon-bellied Crombec
LC

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta denti

<5% · Rare
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

<5% · Rare
Gray Longbill
LC

Gray Longbill

Bird

Macrosphenus concolor

<5% · Rare
Yellow Longbill
LC

Yellow Longbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macrosphenus flavicans

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Virunga National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 240 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Green Crombec in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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