Victorin's warbler (''Cryptillas victorini'') or Victorin's scrub warbler, is a species of
African warbler, formerly placed in the family
Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers ''Sylvia'', and closely related genus '' Curruca'', formerly included in ''Sylvia''. They are found in Eurasia and Africa, with the greatest diversity in the Mediterrane ...
. It was recently split from the
genus
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''
Bradypterus'' and now belongs to a monotypic genus ''Cryptillas''.
It is endemic to the
fynbos
Fynbos (; , ) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. The area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean climate. The fynbos ...
of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
's coastal
Afromontane
The Afromontane regions are subregions of the Afrotropical realm, one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms, covering the plant and animal species found in the mountains of Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. The Afromontane regions o ...
area.
The common name and scientific name commemorates
Johan Fredrik Victorin
Johan Fredrik Victorin (24 February 1831 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg, Sweden - 3 November 1855 Kvarns Bruk, Kristberg) was a Swedish zoologist and explorer in South Africa. He died at only 24 years of age, soon after returning from his African trip, ha ...
(1831-1855), a Swedish traveler who visited
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
.
References
* 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
Fynbos
Victorin's warbler
Endemic birds of South Africa
Southern Afromontane endemic bird species
Victoria's warbler
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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