Chestnut-capped flycatcher

The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.

Chestnut-capped flycatcher
E. m. nigeriae Kakum National Park, Ghana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Erythrocercidae
Genus:	Erythrocercus
Species:	E. mccallii
Binomial name
Erythrocercus mccallii (Cassin, 1855)
Synonyms
Erythrocercus maccalli

Distribution and habitat

It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical swamps and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

• E. m. mccallii: Southeast Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon and Democratic Republic of the Congo
• E. m. nigeriae: Sierra Leone to Guinea and southwest Nigeria
• E. m. congicus: East and south Democratic Republic of the Congo to w Uganda