Bush blackcap
| Bush blackcap | |
|---|---|
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| At Giants Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Lioptilus Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Species: | L. nigricapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lioptilus nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The bush blackcap (Lioptilus nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lioptilus.[2] It is found in South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Lioptilus nigricapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Lioptilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2
External links
- Bush blackcap - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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