Bush blackcap

The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to 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]

Immature

Bush blackcap
At Giant's Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Sylvia
Bonaparte, 1850
Species:
S. nigricapillus
Binomial name
Sylvia nigricapillus
(Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms
Lioptilus nigricapillus
Alcippe nigricapillus

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22716650A118400733. Sylvia nigricapillus Downloaded on 02 January 2019.
  • 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


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