Chestnut-capped flycatcher

Chestnut-capped flycatcher
E. m. nigeriae Kakum National Park, Ghana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Erythrocercidae
Genus:	Erythrocercus
Species:	E. mccallii
Binomial name
Erythrocercus mccallii (Cassin, 1855)
Synonyms
Erythrocercus maccalli

The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

• E. m. mccallii: Southeast Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo
• E. m. nigeriae: Sierra Leone to Guinea and southwest Nigeria
• E. m. congicus: East and south Democratic Republic of the Congo to w Uganda

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Erythrocercus mccallii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22707008A94102982. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707008A94102982.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.