Biology:Erythrocercus
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Erythrocercus | |
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| Chestnut-capped flycatcher E. mccallii nigeriae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Aves |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Passeriformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Erythrocercidae Fregin, Haase, Olsson & Alström, 2012 |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Erythrocercus Hartlaub, 1857 |
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| 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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Species
The genus contains the following species:[3]
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Little yellow flycatcher | Erythrocercus holochlorus | Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. |
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Livingstone's flycatcher | Erythrocercus livingstonei | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
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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. |
References
- ↑ "Scotocercidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=258.
- ↑ Fregin, Silke; Haase, Martin; Olsson, Urban; Alström, Per (2012). "New insights into family relationships within the avian superfamily Sylvioidea (Passeriformes) based on seven molecular markers". BMC Evolutionary Biology 12 (Article 157): 1-12. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-12-157.
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- "Erythrocercus Hartlaub, 1857". ITIS. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557666. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q198010 entry
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