Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytiiShelley, GE, 1894
English (US) Red-faced Crombec
The Red-faced Crombec (Sylvietta whytii) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sylvietta whytii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-faced Crombec
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Sylvietta whytii loringi
- Sylvietta whytii jacksoni
- Sylvietta whytii minima
- Sylvietta whytii whytii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylviella whytii
- Described by
- Shelley, GE, 1894
- Type locality
- Zomba, Nyasaland.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.6, vol.6, no.21 p.13
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
Philippa's Crombec
Sylvietta philippae
Red-capped Crombec
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Sylvietta isabellina
Long-billed Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
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