chestnut-capped flycatcher
{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Chestnut-capped flycatcher
| image = Chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii nigeriae).jpg
| image_caption = E. m. nigeriae
Kakum National Park, Ghana
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Erythrocercus
| species = mccallii
| authority = (Cassin, 1855)
| synonyms = *Erythrocercus maccalli
}}
The chestnut-capped flycatcher (Erythrocercus mccallii) is a species of bird in the family Erythrocercidae.
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