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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Sylvietta

Higher classification
  
Macrosphenidae

Order
  
Passerine

Family
  
Macrosphenidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Crombec Longbilled Crombec Bird amp Wildlife Photography by Richard and

Lower classifications
  
Long‑billed crombec, Red‑faced crombec, Northern crombec, Green crombec, White‑browed crombec

Long billed crombec


Sylvietta, the crombecs, is a genus of African warblers. Formerly placed in the massively paraphyletic Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to a newly recognized family found only in Africa, Macrosphenidae.

Contents

Crombec Longbilled crombec

It contains the following species:

  • Green crombec, Sylvietta virens
  • Lemon-bellied crombec, Sylvietta denti
  • White-browed crombec, Sylvietta leucophrys
  • Chapin's crombec, Sylvietta (leucophrys) chapini - possibly extinct (late 20th century?)
  • Northern crombec, Sylvietta brachyura
  • Philippa's crombec, Sylvietta philippae
  • Red-capped crombec, Sylvietta ruficapilla
  • Red-faced crombec, Sylvietta whytii
  • Somali crombec, Sylvietta isabellina
  • Long-billed crombec, Sylvietta rufescens

    • Crombec Whitebrowed Crombec

    Northern crombec


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    References

    Crombec Wikipedia
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