| Crombecs | |
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| 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[1] Lafresnaye, 1839  | |
| Species | |
| 
 9-10, see text  | |
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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