Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Erythrocercus mccallii(Cassin, J, 1855)
English (US) Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
The Chestnut-capped Flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Erythrocercidae (Yellow Flycatchers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Erythrocercus mccallii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1855)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Erythrocercus mccallii nigeriae
- Erythrocercus mccallii mccallii
- Erythrocercus mccallii congicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pycnosphrys McCallii
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1855)
- Type locality
- Moonda (= Mondah) River, Western Africa = Gabon.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7 p.326
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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