Babblers (Timaliidae)
Bush Blackcap (Lioptilus nigricapillus) - HBW 12, p. 281
French: Lioptile à calotte noire
German: Buschschwarzkäppchen
Spanish: Lioptila Capirotada
Other common names: Blackcap Mountain Babbler
Taxonomy: Turdus nigri capillus [sic] Vieillot, 1818, forests of Bruintjes Hoogte, near Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa.
Affinities unclear. Has been suggested as being an aberrant bulbul (Pycnonotidae), but latest evidence points towards a link with “warbler” genus Sylvia; further research required. Monotypic.
Distribution: E South Africa (S along escarpments to extreme E Free State and C Eastern Cape) and W Swaziland.
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An adult singing on a branch. Locality Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 9 years ago 18 sec 3.9 -
An adult bird singing Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 4 years ago 17 sec 3.5 -
A bird moving around in a bush Locality Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 2 January 2007 5 years ago 11 sec 3.4
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Foraging bird
Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 19 November 2011 23 weeks ago 4 -
An adult perched in a tree.
Locality Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 14 November 2010 1 year ago 4 -
The Bush Blackcap is difficult to find, as it is shy and unobtrusive, and usually prefers dense foliage
Locality Drakensberg Mountains, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
Pat Ayling 30 December 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
A bird on a brach.
Locality South Africa (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 10 November 2008 2 years ago 3 -
Perched in a tree on a very wet day
Locality Sani Pass, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 23 October 2008 1 year ago 2
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