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Where to see the Long-billed Crombec in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Long-billed Crombec at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Sylvietta rufescens

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Long-billed Crombec
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When and where to find the Long-billed Crombec

Hosts have recorded the Long-billed Crombec at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Cederberg Wilderness Area · Anysberg · Gamkaberg

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Kgalagadi

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerCederberg Wilderness AreaAnysbergGamkabergKgalagadi

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Kwandwe

Species

Sylvietta rufescens

Records

836

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Long-billed Crombec on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Long-billed Crombec in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Long-billed Crombec at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Cederberg Wilderness Area, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Long-billed Crombec in South Africa?

The Long-billed Crombec is most recorded in Limpopo (26% of records), Mpumalanga (25% of records), Western Cape (24% of records), based on 836 iNaturalist observations. 76 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Long-billed Crombec on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Long-billed Crombec?

The Long-billed Crombec is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Long-billed Crombec?

The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (Sylvietta rufescens) is an African warbler.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Long-billed Crombec

Every stay on the Long-billed Crombec page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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