Bush blackcap

The bush blackcap (Sylvia nigricapillus) is a species of bird in the family Sylviidae. It is endemic to South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Immature bush blackcap

Bush blackcap
At Giant's Castle Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Sylviidae
Genus:	Sylvia
Species:	S. nigricapillus
Binomial name
Sylvia nigricapillus (Vieillot, 1818) [2]
Synonyms
Turdus nigri capillus (protonym) Lioptilus nigricapillus Alcippe nigricapillus