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Alternative name: Cameroon Speirops
- Zosterops melanocephalus
Identification
12 cm
- Brown upperparts
- Greyish-tawny underparts
- Black head
- White throat, forehead and lores
- Narrow white eye-ring
- White thighs
Distribution
Western Africa: endemic to Cameroon found only in the montane forests of Mount Cameroon.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in genus Speirops.
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland and moist montanes, forest and scattered trees within grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mount Cameroon Speirops. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mount_Cameroon_Speirops