Philippa's Crombec
Sylvietta philippaeWilliams, JG, 1955
English (US) Philippa's Crombec
The Philippa's Crombec (Sylvietta philippae) 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 Macrosphenidae (Longbills, Crombecs, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: acacia steppes of northwestern Somalia and adjacent EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sylvietta philippae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Data Deficient
- English (US)
- Philippa's Crombec
- Described by
- Williams, JG, 1955
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Williams, JG, 1955
- Type locality
- near Galkayu (Galcaio = Rocca Littorio), western Italian Somalia, lat. 6° 50' N., long. 47° 25' E.; altitude ca. 1,000 feet.
- Original description
- Ibis vol.97 p.582 pl.7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Green Crombec
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Lemon-bellied Crombec
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White-browed Crombec
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Northern Crombec
Sylvietta brachyura
Red-capped Crombec
Sylvietta ruficapilla
Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii
Somali Crombec
Sylvietta isabellina
Long-billed Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
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