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.[2]

Red-faced crombec
Song recorded in Kongelai, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Genus: Sylvietta
Species:
S. whytii
Binomial name
Sylvietta whytii
Shelley, 1894
specimen at Nairobi National Museum

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Sylvietta whytii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22715131A94441439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22715131A94441439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Red-faced Crombec - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2022-04-08.

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