Crombec

Crombecs
	Green crombec (Sylvietta virens)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Macrosphenidae
Genus:	Sylvietta; Lafresnaye, 1839
Type species
	Sylvietta brachyura; Lafresnaye, 1839
Species
	9-10, see text

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Sylvietta, the crombecs, is a genus of African warblers. Formerly placed in the massively paraphyletic family 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 (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, Sylvietta rufescens

References

^ "Macrosphenidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2006). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11: Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-06-X.

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[HM4-1] "Macrosphenidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

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