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Mount Cameroon speirops

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Mount Cameroon speirops
Illustration (upper bird) by J G Keulemans
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ 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.