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Sylvietta
''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. 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 Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ... (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, ''Syl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Warbler
The African warblers are a newly erected family Macrosphenidae, of songbirds. Most of the species were formerly placed in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, although one species, the rockrunner, was placed in the babbler family, Timaliidae. A series of molecular studies of the Old World warblers and other bird families in the superfamily Sylvioidea (which includes the larks, swallows and tits) found that the African warblers were not part of Sylviidae but were instead an early (basal) offshoot of the entire clade Sylvioidea. Some taxonomic authorities place the entire family Hyliidae here. Distribution and habitat The African warblers inhabit a range of habitats in sub-Saharan Africa. These range from primary rainforest to forest edge and open woodland habitats for the longbills, wooded savanna to arid scrubland and bushland in the crombecs, rocky arid scree areas and grassland for the rockrunner, and grassland for the moustached grass warbler and Cape grassbird. The fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippa's Crombec
Philippa's crombec (''Sylvietta philippae''), also known as the short-billed crombec, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Description The species is about 8 cm, weighing 9-10 g. Its upper parts are greyish in colour, with a thin white supercilium The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species. It is a stripe which runs from the base of the bird's beak above its eye, finishing somewhere towards the rear of the bird's head.Dunn and Alderfer (2006), p. 10 Also k ... and throat. The lower parts are yellowish. The bill is noticeably short compared to other species of ''Sylvietta''. References Philippa's crombec Birds of the Horn of Africa Philippa's crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Crombec
The green crombec (''Sylvietta virens'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is widespread across the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It .... References green crombec Birds of the African tropical rainforest green crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-faced Crombec
The red-faced crombec (''Sylvietta whytii'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m .... References External links * Red-faced crombec Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds red-faced crombec Birds of East Africa red-faced crombec red-faced crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-capped Crombec
The red-capped crombec (''Sylvietta ruficapilla'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. Range It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, the DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana. Habitat Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It ..., and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. References red-capped crombec Birds of Central Africa Birds of Southern Africa red-capped crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-browed Crombec
The white-browed crombec (''Sylvietta leucophrys'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies ''Sylvietta leucophrys chapini'' of the present species. The white-browed crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ..., Tanzania, and Uganda. References white-browed crombec Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Birds of East Africa white-browed crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon-bellied Crombec
The lemon-bellied crombec (''Sylvietta denti'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is sparsely present throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It .... References lemon-bellied crombec Birds of the African tropical rainforest lemon-bellied crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapin's Crombec
Chapin's crombec (''Sylvietta leucophrys chapini'') is an enigmatic African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is currently considered a subspecies of the white-browed crombec, but might be a distinct species; too little is known about it to determine this now with reasonable certainty. It is found only in the Lendu Plateau, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was removed from the IUCN Red List in 2007 as it is considered a white-browed crombec subspecies, pending further research. It was previously considered a species of least concern, though actually it has not been encountered for some time, and might even be extinct. However, this is not very likely given the fairly low rates of bird extinctions in Africa - compared to, e.g., South America and Southeast Asia. In any case, the Second Congo War, and especially the Ituri conflict, have completely prevented any effort to relocate these birds. The common name commemorates the American ornithologist James Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Crombec
The northern crombec (''Sylvietta brachyura'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ..., Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. References northern crombec Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa northern crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Crombec
The Somali crombec (''Sylvietta isabellina'') is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m .... A subspecies ''gaekwari'' described by R.B. Sharpe and named after the Maharaja of Baroda Sayajirao Gaekwad III is considered to be indistinguishable from the nominate form. References Somali crombec Birds of the Horn of Africa Somali crombec Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Macrosphenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
