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.

Crombecs
Green crombec (Sylvietta virens)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

It contains the following species:

References edit

  1. ^ "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.