Dohrn's thrush-babbler

Dohrn's thrush-babbler
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Horizorhinus
Oberholser, 1899
Species: H. dohrni
Binomial name
Horizorhinus dohrni
(Hartlaub, 1866)

Dohrn's thrush-babbler or the Principe flycatcher-babbler (Horizorhinus dohrni) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Horizorhinus,[2] although genetic studies have suggested the genus is better placed in the genus Sylvia.[3]

It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Horizorhinus dohrni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "ITIS Report: Horizorhinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. Voelker, G; Melo, M & R Bowie (2009). "A Gulf of Guinea island endemic is a member of a Mediterranean-centred bird genus". Ibis 151 (3): 580–583. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00934.x.