Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)
- GenusSylvietta (Crombecs)
- SpeciesSylvietta brachyura (Northern Crombec)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Somali Crombec
Sylvietta isabellina
Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser donaldsoni
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Passer gongonensis
Pink-breasted Lark
Calendulauda poecilosterna
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Teita Fiscal
Lanius dorsalis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
📅 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 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Crombec in Samburu National Reserve?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Northern Crombec sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 253 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Crombec in Samburu National Reserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Crombec in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.