Erythrocercus

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Erythrocercus
Chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii nigeriae).jpg
Chestnut-capped flycatcher
E. mccallii nigeriae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Erythrocercidae
Fregin, Haase, Olsson & Alström, 2012
Genus: Erythrocercus
Hartlaub, 1857

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.[1]

 
Aegithaloidea
 
 

Phylloscopidae – leaf warblers (80 species)

 
 
 

Hyliidae – hylias (2 species)

 
 
 

Aegithalidae – bushtits (13 species)

 
 
 

Erythrocercidae – flycatchers (3 species)

 
 
 

Scotocercidae – streaked scrub warbler

 
 

Cettiidae – bush warblers and allies (32 species)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cladogram showing the family relationships based on a study by Carl Oliveros and colleagues published in 2019.[2] 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).[3]

Species[]

The genus contains the following species:[3]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Flickr - Rainbirder - Little Yellow Flycatcher (Erythrocercus holochlorus), crop.jpg Little yellow flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Livingstone's Flycatcher - Malawi S4E3726 (18824261563).jpg Livingstone's flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Oliveros, C.H.; et al. (2019). "Earth history and the passerine superradiation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (16): 7916–7925. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813206116. PMC 6475423. PMID 30936315.
  3. ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "IOC World Bird List Version 11.2". International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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