Victorin's Warbler (Cryptillas victorini)
About the Victorin's Warbler
Victorin's warbler (Cryptillas victorini) or Victorin's scrub warbler, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It was recently split from the genus Bradypterus and now belongs to a monotypic genus Cryptillas. It is endemic to the fynbos of South Africa's coastal Afromontane area. The common name and scientific name commemorates Johan Fredrik Victorin (1831–1855), a Swedish traveler who visited South Africa. Victorin's warbler - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 67 recordings for this species: 47 CC BY-NC-SA · 20 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in South Africa in the xeno-canto catalogue.