White-browed Crombec

White-browed Crombec

Sylvietta leucophrys

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Virunga National Park
472 Verified records at Virunga National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-browed crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies Sylvietta leucophrys chapini of the present species. The white-browed crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Green Crombec
LC

Green Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta virens

5–10% · With luck
Red-faced Crombec
LC

Red-faced Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta whytii

<5% · Rare
Northern Crombec
LC

Northern Crombec

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sylvietta brachyura

<5% · Rare
Lemon-bellied Crombec
LC

Lemon-bellied Crombec

Bird

Sylvietta denti

<5% · Rare
Moustached Grass-Warbler
LC

Moustached Grass-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melocichla mentalis

<5% · Rare
Gray Longbill
LC

Gray Longbill

Bird

Macrosphenus concolor

<5% · Rare
Yellow Longbill
LC

Yellow Longbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Macrosphenus flavicans

Insufficient data
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

60–70% · Likely
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

40–50% · Likely
Black Sawwing
LC

Black Sawwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-browed Crombec in Virunga National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Crombec sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-browed Crombec in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-browed Crombec in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.

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