Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Cryptillas victorini Higher classification Cryptillas Order Passerine | Family Macrosphenidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Genus Cryptillas
Oberholser, 1899 Similar Cape rockjumper, Cape siskin, Cape grassbird, Cape sugarbird, Cape batis | ||
The Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini), or Victorin's scrub warbler is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the Sylviidae family. It is not closely related to the genus Bradypterus, where it was placed for many years, but instead is placed in a monotypic genus Cryptillas.
It is found only in fynbos, the endemic shrubland habitat found in the Western Cape of South Africa.
The common name and scientific name commemorates Johan Frederik Victorin (1831-1855), a Swedish traveler who visited South Africa.
References
Victorin's warbler Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA