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'''Alternative name: Bocage's Longbill''' | '''Alternative name: Bocage's Longbill''' | ||
;[[:Category:Amaurocichla|Amaurocichla]] bocagii | ;[[:Category:Amaurocichla|Amaurocichla]] bocagii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11 cm. A short-tailed small bird of the forest-floor. | ||
| + | * Uniform dark brown top of head and upperparts, including upperwing and tail | ||
| + | * Dark brown side of head with faint pale supercilium | ||
| + | * Rufous-tinged ear-coverts | ||
| + | * Whitish chin and centre of throat | ||
| + | * Pale rufous-brown side of throat, neck side and flanks | ||
| + | * Grey-buff belly and undertail-coverts | ||
| + | * Long, straight dark brown bill | ||
| + | Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]]: found locally in the forests of southern [[Sao Tome]]. | + | [[Africa]]: found locally in the forests of southern [[Sao Tome]].<br /> |
| + | Locally common but has a very small range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.<br /> |
| − | + | The scientific name is also spelled ''bocagei''.<br /> | |
| − | The scientific name is also spelled ''bocagei''. | + | A new study has shown that it should be changed to the genus ''[[Motacilla]]''. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Undergrowth and floor of moist lowland forest. Usually around moss-covered rocks and fallen logs near edges of rivers and streams. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds on small arthropods. Forages mainly on the ground similar to a pipit. Often seen picking and probing by streamsides, under gravel, fallen leaves and on rocks. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | No information available. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | This is a sedentary species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 14:10, 5 March 2015
Alternative name: Bocage's Longbill
- Amaurocichla bocagii
Identification
11 cm. A short-tailed small bird of the forest-floor.
- Uniform dark brown top of head and upperparts, including upperwing and tail
- Dark brown side of head with faint pale supercilium
- Rufous-tinged ear-coverts
- Whitish chin and centre of throat
- Pale rufous-brown side of throat, neck side and flanks
- Grey-buff belly and undertail-coverts
- Long, straight dark brown bill
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Africa: found locally in the forests of southern Sao Tome.
Locally common but has a very small range.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
The scientific name is also spelled bocagei.
A new study has shown that it should be changed to the genus Motacilla.
Habitat
Undergrowth and floor of moist lowland forest. Usually around moss-covered rocks and fallen logs near edges of rivers and streams.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on small arthropods. Forages mainly on the ground similar to a pipit. Often seen picking and probing by streamsides, under gravel, fallen leaves and on rocks.
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
This is a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sao Tome Shorttail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sao_Tome_Shorttail
