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Alternative names: Dohrn's Flycatcher; Principe Flycatcher-Babbler

Horizorhinus dohrni

[edit] Identification

At 14 - 15 cm, a small, babbler-like passerine:

• Grey and olive above
• Yellowish-white below
• Prominent dark breastband
• Long, deep bill

Sexes similar, juveniles like adults.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Principe Island in the Gulf of Guinea (Africa).
Restricted-range species, but abundant and not threatened.¹

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic species.^{1, 2}
Relationships uncertain and further study needed. Has been considered to be a Thrush, an Old World Warbler or an Old World Flycatcher. Due to bill morphology and voice (resembling Mountain-Babblers) placed in the Babblers.¹

[edit] Habitat

Bushes and small trees, primary forest, secondary forest, cocoa plantations, coconut plantations, villages. Found at all elevations.

[edit] Behaviour

Feeds on insects and small snails. Takes also berries and seeds. Forages low in understorey and undergrowth, inspecting undersides of branches and sallies after insects.
Usually seen in pairs or small groups of up to 8 birds, sometimes more. Noisy. Associates sometimes with Principe Golden-Weaver and Principe Glossy-Starling.
Breeding season from June to September, probably also in other months. The nest is a fragile cup made of dry leaves and dead grass. One reported nest held two young.
Resident species.¹

[edit] References

1. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Christie, D.A. eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-96553-42-6
2. Clements James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019

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