Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei)

Other Names (World)
Livingstone's Flycatcher, Little Red-tailed Flycatcher

Family
Scotocercidae (Bush-warblers)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1870

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei) [XC365269]
by Daniel Danckwerts from Liwonde NP southern area, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi (song)

Livingstone's Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei) [XC699577]
by Hans Matheve from Gwabi River Lodge, Chirundu, Southern Province, Zambia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Little Yellow Flycatcher (Erythrocercus holochlorus) and Chestnut-capped Flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii). Subspecies thomsoni intergrades with francisi in Lisungwe Valley (Malawi).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

thomsoni Shelley, 1882 - Southern Tanzania south to southern Malawi and northern Mozambique (south to R Lurio).
livingstonei Gray, 1870 - Southern Zambia, Zambezi Valley, northern Zimbabwe and north-western Mozambique.
francisi Sclater, WL, 1898 - Southern Malawi south to north-eastern Zimbabwe (R Mazowe and R Ruenya) and southern Mozambique.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Livingstones Flycatcher (Erythrocercus livingstonei) - 10 files

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