Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Sylvia atriceps (Sharpe, 1902)
Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers
Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Sylvia atriceps, is a passerine bird of the Sylviidae family found in Africa, with a breeding range in south-east Nigeria, south-west Cameroon, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It was described by Sharpe in 1902. The species is linked to the Rwenzori Mountains on the Uganda–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, where the type locality lies. It is a monotypic species and was once treated as the same species as the African hill babbler.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Sylviidae — Sylviid Babblers
- Breeding range
- Africa: se Nigeria, sw Cameroon, ec DR Congo, w Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
