Victorin's Warbler

Cryptillas victorini (Sundevall, 1860)

Macrosphenidae — Crombecs, African Warblers

Victorin's Warbler, Cryptillas victorini, breeds in southern South Africa and is confined to the fynbos of the coastal Afromontane region. It is an African warbler in the family Macrosphenidae, and it stands alone in the genus Cryptillas. The bird’s common and scientific names honour Johan Fredrik Victorin, a Swedish traveller who visited South Africa. Described by Sundevall in 1860, it was once placed with Bradypterus and has also been treated in Sylviidae.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Macrosphenidae — Crombecs, African Warblers
Breeding range
Africa: s South Africa
Victorin's Warbler
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