Chestnut-capped flycatcher

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Chestnut-capped flycatcher
E. m. nigeriae
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Erythrocercidae
Genus: Erythrocercus
Species:
E. mccallii
Binomial name
Erythrocercus mccallii
(Cassin, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Erythrocercus maccalli

The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.

Distribution and habitat

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It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

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  • E. m. mccallii: Southeast Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • E. m. nigeriae: Sierra Leone to Guinea and southwest Nigeria
  • E. m. congicus: East and south Democratic Republic of the Congo to w Uganda

References

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