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Wikipedia / Erythrocercus

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.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Image

Common name

Scientific name

Distribution

Little yellow flycatcher

Erythrocercus holochlorus

Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.

Livingstone's flycatcher

Erythrocercus livingstonei

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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.

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