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  • These montane regions support a number of endemics: the Mount Cameroon francolin (Francolinus camerunensis, EN) and the Mount Cameroon speirops (Speirops melanocephalus, VU) are endemic to Mount Cameroon, while the Mount Kupe bush-shrike (Malaconotus kupeensis, EN) is largely confined to Mount Kupe, where only 21 square kilometers of habitat remains (it has recently been discovered at two additional localities).

    Biological diversity in the Guinean forests of West Africa 2008

  • Two of these species are strictly endemic to Mount Cameroon: Mount Cameroon francolin (Francolinus camerunensis, EN) and the Mount Cameroon speirops (Speirops melanocephalus, VU).

    Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests 2007

  • Notable species include Nectarinia ursulae, Psalidoprocne fuliginosa, Picathartes oreas, and the endemic Fernando Po speirops (Speirops brunneus, VU), which is confined to Basilé Peak in Bioko.

    Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests 2007

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