The red-capped crombec (''Sylvietta ruficapilla'') is a species of

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, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.

Range

It is found in Angola,

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, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry

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, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

References

red-capped crombec Birds of Central Africa Birds of Southern Africa red-capped crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub