Cape Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
- GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
- SpeciesSylvietta rufescens (Cape Crombec)
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 →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 5 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 16 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 18 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 19 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 21 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Crombec in Gonarezhou National Park?
About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Crombec in Gonarezhou National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crombec in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.