Red-faced Crombec

Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arusha National Park
99 Verified records at Arusha National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
4 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
9 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
12 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
13 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
21 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
23 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
26 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
29 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
30 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
32 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
33 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

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.

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