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 | |
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| At Giant's Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sylviidae |
| Genus: | Sylvia |
| Species: | S. nigricapillus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818) | |
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References
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- 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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