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Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
9 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
November 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

5–10% · With luck
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

Insufficient data
Superb Starling
LC

Superb Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis superbus

50–60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-tailed Weaver
LC

Rufous-tailed Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histurgops ruficauda

30–40% · Possible
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

30–40% · Possible
Northern Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius humeralis

30–40% · Possible
Hildebrandt's Starling
LC

Hildebrandt's Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis hildebrandti

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
LC

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremopterix leucopareia

30–40% · Possible
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

30–40% · Possible
Northern White-crowned Shrike
LC

Northern White-crowned Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurocephalus ruppelli

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Crombec sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Crombec in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Crombec in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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