Mount Cameroon speirops

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.

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

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.