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Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler

Sylvia atriceps (Sharpe, RB 1902)

The Rwenzori hill babbler is a species of passerine bird in the family Sylviidae that is found in Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Sylviidae
Genus:
   Sylvia
Scientific:
  Sylvia atriceps

Original description

Citation:
  (Sharpe, RB 1902)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 13 p.10

Protonym:
  Turdinus atriceps

Type locality:
  Ruwenzori Mountains, Uganda.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/380/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A0855E30EC7828CA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A0855E30

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A0855E30

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 915904

Geographic range:

  • Sylvia atriceps: Nigeria to Cameroon, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and western Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler
Catalan:
timalí capnegre
Danish:
Sorthovedet Skovmunk
German:
Schwarzkopf-Grasmücke
Spanish:
Curruca del Ruwenzori
Spanish (Spain):
Curruca del Ruwenzori
Finnish:
ruwenzorintimali
French:
Fauvette du Rwenzori
Croatian:
smeđoleđa grmuša
Italian:
Garrulo di collina del Ruwenzori
Japanese:
ルウェンゾリムジチメドリ
Lithuanian:
ruvenzorinė netikroji alcipa
Dutch:
Ruwenzorizwartkop
Norwegian:
gråhodetimalsanger (atriceps)
Polish:
wyżynniak szarogłowy
Portuguese:
toutinegra-dos-ruvenzóri
Portuguese (Portugal):
toutinegra-das-ruwenzori
Russian:
Рувензорская славка-монашка
Slovak:
penica tmavohlavá
Swedish:
ruwenzorinunnesångare
Ukrainian:
пеніка чорноголова
Chinese:
鲁文山鹛
Chinese (Traditional):
魯文卓里山雅鶥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Rwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Rwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Akalat du Ruwenzori ( Illadopsis atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Ruwenzori Fulvetta ( Alcippe atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis atriceps) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
African Hill Babbler (Rwenzori) ( Sylvia abyssinica atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Illadopsis atriceps) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sylvia abyssinica atriceps [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Ruwenzori Hill-babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Ruwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Rwenzori Hill Babbler ( Sylvia atriceps) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Ruwenzori Fulvetta ( Alcippe atriceps) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Alcippe atriceps [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Alcippe atriceps [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Alcippe atriceps [version 2]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis atriceps) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Illadopsis atriceps) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler ( Pseudoalcippe atriceps) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Illadopsis atriceps [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pseudoalcippe atriceps [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sylvia [abyssinica or atriceps] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: timalí capnegre
Danish: Ruwenzoriskovtimalie, Sorthovedet Skovmunk
German: Schwarzkopf-Buschdrossling, Schwarzkopf-Grasmücke
English: African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori), African Hill Babbler (Rwenzori), Ruwenzori Babbler, Ruwenzori Fulvetta, Ruwenzori Hill Babbler, Ruwenzori Hill-Babbler, Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Rwenzori Hill-Babbler
English, HBW: Ruwenzori Hill-babbler
English (IOC): Rwenzori Hill Babbler
English (United States): Rwenzori Hill Babbler
Spanish: Curruca del Ruwenzori, Curruca del Ruwenzori, Timalí del Ruwenzori
Spanish (Spain): Curruca del Ruwenzori
Spanish (HBW): African Hill Babbler (Ruwenzori)
Estonian: karbus-põõsalind
Finnish: Ruwenzorintimali
French: Akalat du Ruwenzori, Alcippe à tête noire, Fauvette d'Abyssinie (atriceps), Fauvette du Rwenzori, Grive-akalat du Ruwenzori, Pseudalcippe d'Abyssinie (Ruwenzori), Pseudalcippe du Ruwenzori
Croatian: smeđoleđa grmuša
Italian: Garrulo di collina del Ruwenzori
Japanese (romaji): abishiniamujichimedori (atriceps)
Japanese: アビシニアムジチメドリ (atriceps), ルウェンゾリムジチメドリ, ルエンゾリヤマチメドリ
Scientific: Alcippe abyssinica atriceps, Alcippe atriceps, Illadopsis abyssinica atriceps, Illadopsis abyssinicus atriceps, Illadopsis atriceps, Illadopsis stierlingi atriceps, Pseudoalcippe abyssinica atriceps, Pseudoalcippe atriceps, Pseudoalcippe atriceps kivuensis, Sylvia abyssinica atriceps, Sylvia atriceps, Sylvia atriceps atriceps, Turdinus atriceps
Lithuanian: ruvenzorinė netikroji alcipa
Dutch: Ethiopische Monnikstimalia (atriceps), Ruwenzorimonnikstimalia, Ruwenzori-monnikstimalia, Ruwenzorizwartkop
Norwegian: gråhodetimalsanger (atriceps), sothodeløvtimal (atriceps)
Polish: pokrzewka śniadogłowa, wyzynniak szaroglowy, wyżynniak szarogłowy
Portuguese: toutinegra-dos-ruvenzóri
Portuguese (Portugal): toutinegra-das-ruwenzori
Russian: Рувензорская альциппа, Рувензорская славка-монашка
Slovak: alkipovec čiernohlavý, penica tmavohlavá
Swedish: ruwenzorinunnesångare, ruwenzorinunnesångare (atriceps)
Turkish: Rwenzori ötleğeni
Ukrainian: пеніка чорноголова, Тимелія чорноголова
Chinese: 鲁文山鹛
Chinese (Traditional): 魯文卓里山雅鶥

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