Livingstone's Flycatcher
Erythrocercus livingstonei
Yellow Flycatchers (Erythrocercidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Livingstone's Flycatcher with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Uganda Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis | 1 |
Family
Erythrocercus is a genus of birds containing three flycatchers that are found in Africa. The genus is placed in its own family Erythrocercidae that was introduced by Silke Fregin and collaborators in 2012.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …