Cape Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
- GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
- SpeciesSylvietta rufescens (Cape Crombec)
Closest Relatives at Kafue National Park
Red-capped Crombec
Sylvietta ruficapilla
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
📅 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 10 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 12 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 14 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Crombec in Kafue National Park?
About 21% of visitor-days record a Cape Crombec sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 113 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Crombec in Kafue National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crombec in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.