Crombecs
Green crombec (Sylvietta virens)
Scientific classification
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, thecrombecs, is agenus ofAfrican warblers. Formerly placed in the massivelyparaphyletic familySylviidae, 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 - possiblyextinct (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

• 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.

• Sylvietta
• Macrosphenidae stubs

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