- Victorin's Warbler
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Victorin's Warbler Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Macrosphenidae Genus: Cryptillas
Oberholser, 1899Species: C. victorini Binomial name Cryptillas victorini
(Sundevall, 1860)Synonyms 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 a instead is placed in a monotypic genus Cryptillas.
It is found only in South Africa; its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Bradypterus victorini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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