Fiji bush warbler

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Fiji bush warbler
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cettiidae
Genus: Horornis
Species:
H. ruficapilla
Binomial name
Horornis ruficapilla
(Ramsay, 1876)
Synonyms

Vitia ruficapilla
Cettia ruficapilla

The Fiji bush warbler (Horornis ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Cettiidae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji. There are four subspecies occurring on all the main islands of the group. The species has been afforded its own genus, Vitia, in the past, but similarities of egg colour, song and morphology place it firmly within the Horornis bush-warblers.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Horornis ruficapilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22714403A94415706. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22714403A94415706.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.