Northern Crombec
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Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Silhouette: PhyloPic · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Kibale National Park
3 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,165 Verified sightings across all 19 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Northern Crombec

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 →

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Green Crombec
LC

Green Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta virens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
White-browed Crombec
LC

White-browed Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta leucophrys

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Lemon-bellied Crombec
LC

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta denti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray Longbill
LC

Gray Longbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macrosphenus concolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Olive-bellied Sunbird
LC

Olive-bellied Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Bronze Mannikin

Bronze Mannikin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lonchura cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Gray-headed Negrofinch
LC

Gray-headed Negrofinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nigrita canicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
~30%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~20%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
9 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~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
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