Erythrocercus
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| Erythrocercus | |
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| File:Chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii nigeriae).jpg | |
| Chestnut-capped flycatcher E. mccallii nigeriae | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Superfamily: | Aegithaloidea |
| Family: | Erythrocercidae Fregin, Haase, Olsson & Alström, 2012 |
| Genus: | Erythrocercus Hartlaub, 1857 |
| Type species | |
| Pycnophrys mccallii[1] Cassin, 1855
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Erythrocercus is a genus of birds containing three flycatchers that are found in Africa.
The genus is placed in its own family Erythrocercidae that was introduced by Silke Fregin and collaborators in 2012.[2]
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| Cladogram showing the family relationships based on a study by Carl Oliveros and colleagues published in 2019.[3] The number of species is taken from the bird list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC).[4] |
Species
[edit | edit source]The genus contains the following species:[4]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Little Yellow Flycatcher (Erythrocercus holochlorus), crop.jpg | Little yellow flycatcher | Erythrocercus holochlorus | Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. |
| File:Livingstone's Flycatcher - Malawi S4E3726 (18824261563).jpg | Livingstone's flycatcher | Erythrocercus livingstonei | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
| File:Chestnut-capped Flycatcher from Canopy Walkway - Kakum NP - Ghana, crop.jpg | Chestnut-capped flycatcher | Erythrocercus mccallii | Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda. |
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References
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