Mount Cameroon speirops
Species of bird
Mount Cameroon speirops | |
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Illustration (upper bird) by J G Keulemans | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Zosteropidae |
Genus: | Zosterops |
Species: | Z. melanocephalus |
Binomial name | |
Zosterops melanocephalus G.R. Gray, 1862 | |
Synonyms | |
Speirops melanocephalus |
The Mount Cameroon speirops or Cameroon speirops (Zosterops melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the disputed family Zosteropidae, which might be included in the Timaliidae. It is endemic to Cameroon.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by containerization.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Zosterops melanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713904A94393657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713904A94393657.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- BirdLife International 2004. Speirops melanocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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