NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Red-faced Crombec
Sylvietta whytii Shelley, 1894
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The red-faced crombec (Sylvietta whytii) is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.
It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Wikipedia contributors, Red-faced crombec; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:36:01.574844+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sylvietta whytii Shelley, 1894
- Name authority
- Shelley, 1894
- Common name
- Red-faced Crombec
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Macrosphenidae
- Genus
- Sylvietta
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMacrosphenidae Wolters, 1983
- genusSylvietta Lafresnaye, 1839
- speciesSylvietta whytii Shelley, 1894
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sylvietta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Philippa's CrombecSylvietta philippae J. G. Williams, 1955 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens (Vieillot, 1817) | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green CrombecSylvietta virens Cassin, 1859 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura Lafresnaye, 1839 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys Sharpe, 1891 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lemon-bellied CrombecSylvietta denti Ogilvie-Grant, 1906 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina D. G. Elliot, 1897 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla Barboza du Bocage, 1877 | MacrosphenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Shelley, & George Ernest. (1894). Second List of Birds collected by Mr. Alexander Whyte, F.Z.S., in Nyasaland. The Ibis, Vol. 6. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:53N8K. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.