Victorin's warbler
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| Genus: | Cryptillas Oberholser, 1899
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| Species: | C. victorini
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| Cryptillas victorini (Sundevall, 1860)
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Bradypterus victorini | |
The Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini), or Victorin's scrub warbler is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the Sylviidae family. It is not closely related to the genus Bradypterus, where it was placed for many years, but instead is placed in a monotypic genus Cryptillas.
It is found only in fynbos, the endemic shrubland habitat found in the Western Cape of South Africa.
The common name and scientific name commemorates Johan Frederik Victorin (1831-1855), a Swedish traveler who visited South Africa.[1]
References
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 352.
- BirdLife International 2004. Bradypterus victorini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
- Victorin's warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.