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Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park
102 Verified records at Kidepo Valley National Park
December 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

10–20% · With luck
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

40–50% · Likely
Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

60–70% · Likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-billed Shrike

Yellow-billed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvinella corvina

60–70% · Likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

60–70% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

60–70% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

50–60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

50–60% · Likely
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

50–60% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
60–70
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 Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 102 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Crombec in Kidepo Valley National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Crombec in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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