Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
- GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
- SpeciesSylvietta whytii (Red-faced Crombec)
The red-faced crombec (Sylvietta whytii) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura
Moustached Grass-Warbler
Melocichla mentalis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Crombec in Arusha National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 99 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-faced Crombec in Arusha National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Crombec in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.