NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Blackcap Illadopsis
Illadopsis cleaveri (Shelley, 1874)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The blackcap illadopsis (Illadopsis cleaveri) is a species of bird in the family Pellorneidae. It is native to areas surrounding the Gulf of Guinea (including Bioko island). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Blackcap illadopsis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:36:55.285899+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Illadopsis cleaveri (Shelley, 1874)
- Name authority
- (Shelley, 1874)
- Common name
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Illadopsis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPellorneidae Vigors & Delacour, 1946
- genusIlladopsis Heine, 1860
- speciesIlladopsis cleaveri (Shelley, 1874)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Illadopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens (Cassin, 1859) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puvel's IlladopsisIlladopsis puveli (Salvadori, 1901) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennis (Sharpe, 1872) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-winged IlladopsisIlladopsis rufescens (Reichenow, 1878) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus (Reichenow, 1888) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhoptera (Reichenow & Neumann, 1895) | PellorneidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Drymocataphus cleaveri Shelley, 1874 Shelley, 1874 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560586 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PG9Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.