Erythrocercus Explained

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.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Image	Common Name	Scientific name	Distribution
		Erythrocercus holochlorus	Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.
		Erythrocercus livingstonei	Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
		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.

References

• Web site: Erythrocercus Hartlaub, 1857. 2010-08-27 . ITIS .

Notes and References

1. Fregin . Silke . Haase . Martin . Olsson . Urban . Alström . Per . 2012 . New insights into family relationships within the avian superfamily Sylvioidea (Passeriformes) based on seven molecular markers . BMC Evolutionary Biology . 12 . Article 157 . 1–12 . 10.1186/1471-2148-12-157 . free. 22920688 . 3462691 . 2012BMCEE..12..157F .