''Sylvietta'', the crombecs, is a
genus
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of
African warbler
The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. ...
s. Formerly placed in the massively
paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. They are found in Eurasia and Africa.
Taxonomy and systematics
The scientific name Sylviid ...
, it is now considered to belong to a newly recognized family found only in Africa,
Macrosphenidae
The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. ...
.
It contains the following species:
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Green crombec
The green crombec (''Sylvietta virens'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests a ...
, ''Sylvietta virens''
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Lemon-bellied crombec
The lemon-bellied crombec (''Sylvietta denti'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is sparsely present throughout the African tropical rainforest.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist ...
, ''Sylvietta denti''
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White-browed crombec
The white-browed crombec (''Sylvietta leucophrys'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies ''Sylvietta leucophrys chapini'' of the p ...
, ''Sylvietta leucophrys''
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Chapin's crombec
Chapin's crombec (''Sylvietta leucophrys chapini'') is an enigmatic African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is currently considered a subspecies of the white-browed crombec, but might be a distinct species
In biology, a ...
, ''Sylvietta (leucophrys) chapini'' - possibly
extinct
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(late 20th century?)
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Northern crombec
The northern crombec (''Sylvietta brachyura'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, ...
, ''Sylvietta brachyura''
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Philippa's crombec
Philippa's crombec (''Sylvietta philippae''), also known as the short-billed crombec, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna
A sav ...
, ''Sylvietta philippae''
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Red-capped crombec
The red-capped crombec (''Sylvietta ruficapilla'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
Range
It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possi ...
, ''Sylvietta ruficapilla''
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Red-faced crombec
The red-faced crombec (''Sylvietta whytii'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
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, ''Sylvietta whytii''
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Somali crombec
The Somali crombec (''Sylvietta isabellina'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
A subspe ...
, ''Sylvietta isabellina''
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Long-billed crombec
The long-billed crombec or Cape crombec (''Sylvietta rufescens'') is an African warbler.
The long-billed crombec breeds in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania southwards to South Africa.
This is a com ...
, ''Sylvietta rufescens''
References
* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. .
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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