São Tomé shorttail
| São Tomé shorttail | |
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| A São Tomé Shorttail | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Amaurocichla Sharpe, 1892 |
| Species: | A. bocagei |
| Binomial name | |
| Amaurocichla bocagei Sharpe, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amaurocichla bocagii Sharpe, 1892 [orth. error] | |
The São Tomé shorttail (Amaurocichla bocagei), also known as Bocage's longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the superfamily Passeroidea. It is the only member of the genus Amaurocichla. Formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, appears to be close to the Motacillidae, though its relationships currently are unclear. It is endemic to the southern and western parts of the island of São Tomé. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species has a small population and is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2008). Amaurocichla bocagei. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- Eccles, S. D. (1988). "The birds of São Tomé — record of a visit, April 1987 with notes on the rediscovery of Bocage’s Longbill". Malimbus 10 (2): 207–217.
- Johansson, U. S.; Fjeldså, J.; Bowie, R. C. K. (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships within Passerida (Aves: Passeriformes): A review and a new molecular phylogeny based on three nuclear intron markers". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48 (3): 858–876. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029. PMID 18619860.
- Kingdon, Jonathan (1989). Island Africa: The Evolution of Africa's Rare Plants and Animals. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-691-08560-9.