Long-billed crombec

About this species

This species has 145,595 occurrence records from 14 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (83.6%), Namibia (5.2%), Botswana (3.5%), Zimbabwe (2.9%) and Zambia (1.9%); together they account for 97% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.31% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Sylvietta rufescens combines the genus name Sylvietta with the species epithet rufescens. The Warbla app catalog lists 9 species of the genus Sylvietta; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Sylvietta whytii, Sylvietta brachyura and Sylvietta virens.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 18 species of the family Macrosphenidae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 8.5 times the family average (17,217). The family Macrosphenidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the order Passeriformes

• American Robin
• American Crow
• Common Starling
• Northern Cardinal
• House Sparrow
• Blue Jay
• Song Sparrow
• Red-winged Blackbird

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org