Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Shelley, GE, 1894

Family: Macrosphenidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Sylviella whytii.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

The red-faced crombec (Sylvietta whytii) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Source: Wikipedia, article Sylvietta whytii. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.