''Sylvietta'', the crombecs, is a
genus 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, it is now considered to belong to a newly recognized family found only in Africa,
Macrosphenidae.
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, ''Sylvietta denti''
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White-browed crombec, ''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
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
(late 20th century?)
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Northern crombec, ''Sylvietta brachyura''
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Philippa's crombec, ''Sylvietta philippae''
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Red-capped crombec, ''Sylvietta ruficapilla''
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Red-faced crombec, ''Sylvietta whytii''
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Somali crombec, ''Sylvietta isabellina''
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Long-billed crombec, ''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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