Chestnut-capped flycatcher
Species of bird
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The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.
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| Chestnut-capped flycatcher | |
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| E. m. nigeriae Kakum National Park, Ghana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Erythrocercidae |
| Genus: | Erythrocercus |
| Species: | E. mccallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Erythrocercus mccallii (Cassin, 1855) | |
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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