About the Northern Crombec
The northern crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Green CrombecSylvietta virensThe green crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiThe red-faced crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysThe white-browed crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
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