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Cape Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kafue National Park
113 Verified records at Kafue National Park
November 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park

Red-capped Crombec
LC

Red-capped Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta ruficapilla

<5% · Rare
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

50–60% · Likely
Black-backed Puffback
LC

Black-backed Puffback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryoscopus cubla

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

40–50% · Likely
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

40–50% · Likely
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
LC

Blue-breasted Cordonbleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus angolensis

40–50% · Likely
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

30–40% · Possible
White-browed Robin-Chat
LC

White-browed Robin-Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cossypha heuglini

30–40% · Possible
Black-crowned Tchagra
LC

Black-crowned Tchagra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tchagra senegalus

30–40% · Possible
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
LC

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorocichla flaviventris

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 Kafue National Park?

About 21% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crombec sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Crombec in Kafue National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crombec in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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