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Erythrocercus
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Erythrocercus is a genus of birds containing three flycatchers that are found in Africa.
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Erythrocercus | |
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Chestnut-capped flycatcher E. mccallii nigeriae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Erythrocercidae Fregin, Haase, Olsson & Alström, 2012 |
Genus: | Erythrocercus Hartlaub, 1857 |
Type species | |
Pycnophrys mccallii[1] Cassin, 1855 |
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The genus is placed in its own family Erythrocercidae that was introduced by Silke Fregin and collaborators in 2012.[2]
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Cladogram showing the family relationships based on a study by Carl Oliveros and colleagues published in 2019.[3] The number of species is taken from the bird list maintained by Frank Gill, Pamela Rasmussen and David Donsker on behalf of the International Ornithological Committee (IOC).[4] |