# Bush blackcap

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The **bush blackcap** (***Sylvia nigricapillus***) is a species of [bird](/source/Bird) in the family [Sylviidae](/source/Sylviidae). It is endemic to [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) and [Eswatini](/source/Eswatini). Its natural [habitats](/source/Habitat) are subtropical or tropical moist [montane forests](/source/Montane_forest) and subtropical or tropical high-altitude [shrubland](/source/Shrubland). It is threatened by [habitat loss](/source/Habitat_loss).[2]

## References

1. Vieillot, 1818. *Turdus nigri capillus* (protonym). Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., nouv. éd., 20, p. 256. [BHL](https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18041082)

1. BirdLife International (2017). "*Sylvia nigricapillus*". Vol. 2017. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22716650A118400733.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22716650A118400733.en). Retrieved 17 November 2021.

- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). *[Handbook of the Birds of the World](/source/Handbook_of_the_Birds_of_the_World)*. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2

## External links

- Bush blackcap - [Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds](http://sabap2.adu.org.za/docs/sabap1/565.pdf).

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