Family

African Warblers

Macrosphenidae

14 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMacrosphenidae (African Warblers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Sylvietta virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Melocichla mentalis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Sphenoeacus afer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Achaetops pycnopygius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sylvietta brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sylvietta rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sylvietta whytii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Macrosphenus flavicans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sylvietta leucophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sylvietta denti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Cryptillas victorini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sylvietta isabellina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sylvietta ruficapilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Macrosphenus concolor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Warblers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~70%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~50%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
2	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~70%
	Green Crombec			~50%
	Yellow Longbill			~20%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Gray Longbill			Insufficient data
3	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~50%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~40%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Northern Crombec			Insufficient data
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~50%
	Red-faced Crombec			~30%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~30%
5	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~50%
	Rockrunner			~30%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
6	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~40%
	Cape Grassbird			~40%
7	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~40%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~40%
	Green Crombec			~30%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
	Northern Crombec			Insufficient data
	Gray Longbill			Insufficient data
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
	Somali Crombec			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Northern Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
13	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	White-browed Crombec			~20%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Gray Longbill			<5%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			<5%
14	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~30%
	Northern Crombec			~30%
15	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Cape Crombec			~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
16	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
17	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Red-capped Crombec			<5%
19	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~20%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Green Crombec			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			<5%
	Gray Longbill			Insufficient data
	White-browed Crombec			Insufficient data
20	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
	White-browed Crombec			Insufficient data
	Gray Longbill			Insufficient data
22	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
23	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
24	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
26	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			~10%
	Green Crombec			<5%
	Northern Crombec			Insufficient data
27	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Rockrunner			<5%
28	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	8	~20%
	White-browed Crombec			~10%
	Green Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
	Gray Longbill			<5%
	Lemon-bellied Crombec			<5%
	Yellow Longbill			Insufficient data
29	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
	Cape Grassbird			Insufficient data
30	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Cape Grassbird			~20%
	Cape Crombec			Insufficient data
31	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~20%
	Northern Crombec			~20%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
32	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~20%
33	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
34	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~20%
35	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~20%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	Red-capped Crombec			<5%
36	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
37	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~10%
	Northern Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Somali Crombec			Insufficient data
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
38	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
39	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
40	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	~10%
	White-browed Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
41	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			Insufficient data
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			<5%
43	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
44	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
	Moustached Grass-Warbler			Insufficient data
45	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			Insufficient data
46	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Victorin's Warbler			~10%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
	Cape Crombec			Insufficient data
47	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			~10%
	Northern Crombec			<5%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cape Crombec			~10%
	Cape Grassbird			Insufficient data
49	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Red-faced Crombec			<5%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
50	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
	Rockrunner			<5%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%
	Cape Grassbird			<5%
	Victorin's Warbler			Insufficient data
52	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2	<5%
	White-browed Crombec			<5%
	Green Crombec			<5%
53	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Cape Crombec			<5%