White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys)

Other Names (World)
White-browed Crombec, White-browed Sylvetta, Chapin's Crombec (chapini), Chapin's Sylvetta (chapini)

Family
Macrosphenidae (Crombecs And Allies)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1891)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,290 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Kenya (B), Rwanda (B), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B), Uganda (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys) [XC313692]
by Phil Gregory from Gwassi Hills, Kenya (song)

White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys) [XC247667]
by Bram Piot from Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda (song)

Subspecies
Subspecies chapini, with different facial pattern, sometimes treated as a distinct species.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

chapini Schouteden, 1947 - North-eastern DRCongo (Lendu Plateau). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Lendu Crombec (Sylvietta chapini).
chloronota Hartert, 1920 - Highlands of eastern DRCongo (west of L Edward south to south of Baraka, Mt Kabobo), south-western Uganda (Kigezi), western Rwanda, western Burundi, and western Tanzania (Mt Mahare).
leucophrys (Sharpe, 1891) - Western Uganda (Kibale Forest, Ruwenzori), Mt Elgon and highlands of western and central Kenya.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys) - 10 files

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