How big is a Red-capped Crombec?

The Red-capped Crombec is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Red-capped Crombec?

The Red-capped Crombec occurs in 6 countries, including Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Congo - Kinshasa and Gabon.

What birds look similar to a Red-capped Crombec?

The Red-capped Crombec is most easily confused with the Somali Crombec, the Lemon-bellied Crombec and the Philippa's Crombec.

Is the Red-capped Crombec endangered?

The Red-capped Crombec is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Red-capped Crombec

Sylvietta ruficapilla

Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla) is a rare longbills, crombecs, and alli found in 6 countries, weighing about 11 g. The red-capped crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswoodlanddome nest11 g

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 2 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 3 — Photo: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 4 — Photo: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 5 — Photo: National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 6 — Photo: (c) National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-capped Crombec (Sylvietta ruficapilla), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Red-capped Crombec

The red-capped crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

How to identify it

The red-capped crombec is a small bird recorded to be ranging around 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) in size. It has a red almost burnt orange cap on its head, with the body being an olive-brown plumage. The wings and tail are often found to be darker with the under parts lighter being a pale yellow hue. The red-capped crombec has a slim, sharp bill used for catching insects.

Where it lives

Zambia Malawi Angola Congo - Kinshasa Gabon

Recorded as a rare visitor in Tanzania.

When to see it

Best months: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Red-capped Crombec?: The red-capped crombec is a small bird recorded to be ranging around 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) in size. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Red-capped Crombec?: The Red-capped Crombec is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Red-capped Crombec?: The Red-capped Crombec occurs in 6 countries, including Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Congo - Kinshasa and Gabon.
What birds look similar to a Red-capped Crombec?: The Red-capped Crombec is most easily confused with the Somali Crombec, the Lemon-bellied Crombec and the Philippa's Crombec.
Is the Red-capped Crombec endangered?: The Red-capped Crombec is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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