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Cape Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
98 Verified records at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
July 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Cape Grassbird
LC

Cape Grassbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphenoeacus afer

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

50–60% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

50–60% · Likely
Sombre Greenbul
LC

Sombre Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Andropadus importunus

50–60% · Likely
Redcap Robinchat
LC

Redcap Robinchat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha natalensis

50–60% · Likely
Common Square-tailed Drongo
LC

Common Square-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus ludwigii

40–50% · Likely
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

40–50% · Likely
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

40–50% · Likely
Dark-backed Weaver
LC

Dark-backed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus bicolor

40–50% · Likely
African Golden-Weaver
LC

African Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus subaureus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
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 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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 98 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Crombec in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crombec in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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