Chestnut-capped flycatcher

The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.

Chestnut-capped flycatcher
E. m. nigeriae
Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Erythrocercidae
Genus: Erythrocercus
Species:
E. mccallii
Binomial name
Erythrocercus mccallii
(Cassin, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Erythrocercus maccalli

Distribution and habitat

It is found in 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. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies
  • E. m. mccallii: Southeast Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • E. m. nigeriae: Sierra Leone to Guinea and southwest Nigeria
  • E. m. congicus: East and south Democratic Republic of the Congo to w Uganda

References
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Erythrocercus mccallii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22707008A94102982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707008A94102982.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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