
The Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini), or Victorin's scrub warbler is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the Sylviidae family.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 222 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape
Provinces where Victorin's Warbler is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
222 records, iNaturalist
20+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Victorin's Warbler at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve.
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
Species
Cryptillas victorini
Records
222
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
A record means a host has seen the Victorin's Warbler on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Victorin's Warbler at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve. 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.
The Victorin's Warbler is most recorded in Western Cape (96% of records), based on 222 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Victorin's Warbler on site or nearby.
The Victorin's Warbler 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. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini), or Victorin's scrub warbler is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the Sylviidae family. It is not closely related to the genus Bradypterus, where it was placed for many years, but instead is placed in a monotypic genus Cryptillas.