Green Crombec
Sylvietta virens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
- GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
- SpeciesSylvietta virens (Green Crombec)
The green crombec (Sylvietta virens) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii
Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura
White-browed Crombec
Sylvietta leucophrys
Moustached Grass-Warbler
Melocichla mentalis
Gray Longbill
Macrosphenus concolor
Black-headed Gonolek
Laniarius erythrogaster
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Pin-tailed Whydah
Vidua macroura
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Crombec in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Crombec sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Crombec in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Green Crombec in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.