Black-capped Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus herberti)

Other Names (World)
Black-capped Woodland-Warbler, Herbert's Woodland-warbler, Black-capped Woodland Warbler

Family
Phylloscopidae (Leaf-warblers)

Size
9 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Alexander, 1903)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Above 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Black-capped Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus herberti) [XC303050]
by id from BBPP Field Station, Moka, Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea (song)

Black-capped Woodland Warbler (Phylloscopus herberti) [XC104310]
by Jacob C. Cooper from Kilum Ijim Protected Area, Lake Oku, Cameroon (song)

Subspecies
Has been placed in genus Seicercus. Forms a superspecies with Uganda Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus budongoensis). Racial identity of population in mainland Equatorial Guinea uncertain and tentatively included in nominate subspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

camerunensis (Alexander, 1909) - Highlands of south-eastern Nigeria (Obudu and Mambilla Plateaux) and western Cameroon.
herberti (Alexander, 1903) - Bioko I (Fernando P�o) and mainland Equatorial Guinea (Mt Alen).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-capped Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus herberti) - 7 files

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