São Tomé shorttail
| São Tomé shorttail | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Motacillidae |
| 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 family Motacillidae which contains the pipits and wagtails. It was formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The São Tomé shorttail is the only member of the genus Amaurocichla. 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 (2016). "Amaurocichla bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- Eccles, S. D. (1988). "The birds of São Tomé — record of a visit, April 1987 with notes on the rediscovery of Bocage’s Longbill" (PDF). 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. PMID 18619860. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.05.029.
- 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.
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