Mount Cameroon Speirops - BirdForum Opus

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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.

References

1. 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
2. Avibase
3. BirdLife International

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mount Cameroon Speirops. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mount_Cameroon_Speirops

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