Red-faced Crombec
Photo © William Stephens
Photo © William Stephens — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #83246741The 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.
Arusha National Park
Tanzania
+555 birds+16 mammals
Where the slopes of Mount Mawenzi rise above the Arusha region, a compact yet ecologically rich national park unfolds across montane forest, moorland, and alpine zones.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChobe National Park
Botswana
+446 birds+45 mammals
Where the Chobe River cuts a sinuous path through northern Botswana, the landscape transforms into one of Africa's most dynamic wetland-savanna mosaics. This national park encompasses…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBwindi Impenetrable National Park
Kanyashogi, Uganda
+603 birds+26 mammals
Steep ridges cloaked in montane forest rise from Uganda's southwestern borderlands, where the landscape grows so dense and tangled that early explorers named it impenetrable. At…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKidepo Valley National Park
Uganda
+478 birds+24 mammals
Where the Narus and Kidepo rivers carve through northeastern Uganda's semi-arid lowlands, a landscape of sparse acacia woodland, grassland, and riverine thickets creates one of East…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMurchison Falls National Park
Uganda
+608 birds+33 mammals
Where the Victoria Nile compresses through a narrow gorge and explodes across a 45-meter precipice, the landscape speaks in thunder. Murchison Falls National Park sprawls across…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMgahinga Gorilla National Park
Cyanika, Uganda
+429 birds+6 mammals
Where the Virunga Mountains rise steeply from the Uganda–Rwanda–Democratic Republic of Congo frontier, montane forest cloaks the volcanic slopes in a dense, moisture-laden embrace. Mgahinga Gorilla…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Mburo National Park
Uganda
+505 birds+24 mammals
Rolling acacia woodland and scattered lakes define this intimate savanna preserve in southwestern Uganda, where the rift valley's geological drama shapes every water source and grassland.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTsavo East National Park
Athi ward, Kenya
+468 birds+50 mammals
Across the semi-arid lowlands of southeastern Kenya, where acacia woodland fragments into scrubland and the landscape rolls toward the Indian Ocean horizon, lies one of Africa's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTsavo West National Park
Mwatate, Kenya
+513 birds+49 mammals
Where volcanic ridges and weathered lava flows meet the semi-arid lowlands of south-central Kenya, Tsavo West National Park unfolds across a landscape sculpted by fire and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKilimanjaro National Park
Kenya
+207 birds+16 mammals
Africa's highest mountain rises not in isolation but as the centerpiece of a vast national park that sweeps across the borderlands of northern Tanzania, where savanna…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMount-Kenya National Park
Abothuguchi west ward, Kenya
+334 birds+11 mammals
Where the slopes of Kenya's second-highest mountain rise steeply from the Meru County foothills, a landscape of profound ecological richness unfolds across Mount Kenya National Park.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTarangire National Park
Tanzania
+527 birds+50 mammals
Acacia woodland and grassland sweep across the Manyara Region where the Tarangire River carves through low hills and volcanic soils, creating one of East Africa's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKToro-Semliki Proposed National Park
Uganda
+474 birds+5 mammals
Where the Albertine Rift's western escarpment rises above the Semliki River valley, a vast mosaic of forest, savanna and wetland converges to create one of East…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKQueen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda
+672 birds+30 mammals
Across the southwestern escarpment of Uganda, where the Western Rift Valley descends through ancient volcanic terrain, Queen Elizabeth National Park sprawls across more than 8,300 square…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMabamba Swamp
Memere, Uganda
+464 birds+2 mammals
Across the Central Region of Uganda spreads one of Africa's most biodiverse freshwater wetlands, a sprawling nature reserve of roughly 283 square kilometres where papyrus swamps…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEZiwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch
Nakasongola, Uganda
+359 birds+11 mammals
Where papyrus wetlands merge into sprawling savanna, Uganda's central landscape opens into one of East Africa's most vital rhino recovery zones. Ziwa Rhino and Wildlife Ranch…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
+397 birds+20 mammals
Where the Ethiopian highlands rise above 4,000 metres, the Bale Mountains create a landscape of stunning ecological extremes—from afroalpine grasslands swept by wind and mist to…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAwash National Park
Didiga, Ethiopia
+473 birds+23 mammals
Where the Ethiopian Rift Valley carves through volcanic plateaus, a ribbon of riverine forest winds through acacia scrubland and grassland, creating a mosaic of habitats that…
VIEW NATURAL PARKNech Sar National Park
Arba Minch, Ethiopia
+191 birds+10 mammals
Where the East African Rift Valley plateaus drop dramatically toward the shore of Lake Abaya, a mosaic of habitats unfolds across sun-scorched savanna and acacia woodland.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
Bedewera, Ethiopia
+359 birds+5 mammals
Where acacia woodlands meet volcanic plateaus in southern Ethiopia, a landscape of austere beauty unfolds across nearly 2,500 square kilometers. Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across semi-arid…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYNairobi National Park
Nairobi, Kenya
+515 birds+35 mammals
Just minutes from Kenya's capital, where the Nairobi River winds through acacia woodland and open grassland, lies one of Africa's most paradoxical wildlife sanctuaries. The park's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Nakuru National Park
Nakuru West, Kenya
+494 birds+32 mammals
Alkaline waters ringed by acacia woodland and grassland create one of East Africa's most distinctive wetland ecosystems, where the interplay of geology and climate sustains a…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMeru National Park
Igembe Central, Kenya
+408 birds+38 mammals
Granite outcrops and acacia woodland rise across the northern reaches of Meru, where semi-arid savanna transitions into drier scrubland under the fierce equatorial sun. The park's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSamburu National Reserve
Samburu, Kenya
+430 birds+42 mammals
Across the arid plains of northern Kenya, where scattered acacia woodland gives way to rocky outcrops and dry riverbeds, Samburu National Park unfolds as one of…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEHell’s Gate National Park
Olkaria ward, Kenya
+388 birds+18 mammals
Volcanic scarps and geothermal vents dominate the floor of Hell's Gate, where the East African Rift has carved a dramatic gorge through crystalline rock formations. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaiwa Swamp National Park
Sinyerere ward, Kenya
+255 birds+4 mammals
Where papyrus and sedge marshes stretch across a highland plateau in western Kenya, Saiwa Swamp National Park shelters one of East Africa's most productive freshwater wetland…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChyulu Hills National Park
Kibwezi East, Kenya
+232 birds+30 mammals
Volcanic cones rise abruptly from the Kenyan savanna floor, their flanks clothed in dense acacia woodland and grassland that transforms the Chyulu Hills into an ecological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOl Donyo Sabuk National Park
Matungulu North ward, Kenya
+200 birds
Granite peaks rise abruptly from the highland plateau of Matungulu North, their weathered slopes clothed in scattered woodland and montane grassland that shifts between verdant and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKArabuko Sokoke Forest Reserve
Kilifi, Kenya
+383 birds+29 mammals
Coastal forest rises from the Indian Ocean plains of Kilifi County, where sandy soils and seasonal rainfall have sculpted a woodland ecosystem unlike anywhere else on…
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