Rwenzori Hill Babbler (Sylvia atriceps)
About the Rwenzori Hill Babbler
The Rwenzori hill babbler (Sylvia atriceps) is a species of passerine bird in the family Sylviidae that is found in Africa. The Rwenzori hill babbler was described by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1902 and given the binomial name Turdinus atriceps. The type locality is the Rwenzori Mountains on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The specific epithet atriceps is from the Latin ater for "black" and -ceps for "capped" or "headed". The Rwenzori hill babbler was formerly considered to be a conspecific with the African hill babbler. The species is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 31 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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 Cameroon, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicarecording
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapillarecording
- Garden WarblerSylvia borinrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.