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- Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Includes: Sangha Robin; Gabon Forest Robin; Eastern Forest Robin
Identification
Distribution
Tropical sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Four subspecies recognized:2
- S. e. erythrothorax from Sierra Leone east to southern Nigeria
- S. e. gabonensis (Gabon Forest Robin) in Cameroon, Gabon and Bioko
- S. e. sanghensis (Sangha Robin) in the Central African Republic
- S. e. xanthogaster (Eastern Forest Robin) from Cameroon east to Zaire, Uganda and adjacent Sudan
Some authorities1,3 recognise these taxa as four full species.
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
References
- Beresford, P and J Cracraft. 1999. Speciation in African forest robins (Stiphrornis): species limits, phylogenetic relationships, and molecular biogeography. American Museum Novitates 3270, 1–22.
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Gill, F and M Wright. 2008. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. Princeton University Press, Princeton NJ, USA. 2006. ISBN 9780691128276. Update (2008) downloaded from http://worldbirdnames.org/names.html.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Forest Robin. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Forest_Robin