Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
SpeciesSylvietta whytii (Red-faced Crombec)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Kibale National Park

3 Verified sightings at Kibale National Park From 2019 to 2026

3,162 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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. Red-faced crombec - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Sylvietta virens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sylvietta leucophrys

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sylvietta brachyura

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sylvietta denti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Melocichla mentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Macrosphenus concolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cinnyris chloropygius

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Eurillas virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lonchura cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Nigrita canicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
3	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
8	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
9	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
10	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
11	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
12	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
13	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
19	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~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

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Red-faced Crombec

About the Red-faced Crombec

Recent sightings of Red-faced Crombec in Kibale National Park

Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park

Green Crombec

White-browed Crombec

Northern Crombec

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Moustached Grass-Warbler

Gray Longbill

Common Bulbul

Olive-bellied Sunbird

Little Greenbul

Bronze Mannikin

Green-backed Camaroptera

Gray-headed Negrofinch

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found