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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Moustached Grass-Warbler
Melocichla mentalis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis chloropterus
📅 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 Mikumi National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Crombec sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-faced Crombec in Mikumi National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Crombec in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.