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 | |
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| Illustration (upper bird) by J G Keulemans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Zosteropidae |
| Genus: | Zosterops |
| Species: | Z. melanocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Zosterops melanocephalus G.R. Gray, 1862
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| Synonyms | |
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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
edit- ^ 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.
- BirdLife International 2004. Speirops melanocephalus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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