Mount Cameroon speirops
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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.
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Mount Cameroon speirops | |
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Illustration (upper bird) by J G Keulemans | |
Scientific 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 |
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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.