Bush blackcap
Species of bird
| Bush blackcap | |
|---|---|
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| At Giant's Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Sylvia |
| Species: | S. nigricapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818) [2] | |
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The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to South Africa and Eswatini. 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
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- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Sylvia nigricapillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22716650A118400733. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22716650A118400733.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Vieillot, 1818. Turdus nigri capillus (protonym). Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. éd., 20, p. 256. BHL
- 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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