São Tomé shorttail

The São Tomé shorttail (Motacilla bocagii), also known as Bocage's longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the family Motacillidae. It has been classified as the sole member of the genus Amaurocichla, but a 2015 phylogenetic study placed it in the genus Motacilla.[2][3] It is endemic to the central and southern parts of the island of São Tomé.[1] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species has a small population and is threatened by habitat loss.

São Tomé shorttail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Motacillidae
Genus: Motacilla
Species:
M. bocagii
Binomial name
Motacilla bocagii
(Sharpe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Amaurocichla bocagii Sharpe, 1892
  • Amaurocichla bocagei Sharpe, 1892 [orth. error]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Amaurocichla bocagii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22715170A131461308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22715170A131461308.en.
  2. Per Alström, Knud A. Jønsson, Jon Fjeldså, Anders Ödeen, Per G. P. Ericson, and Martin Irestedt (2015). "Dramatic niche shifts and morphological change in two insular bird species". Royal Society Open Science. 2 (3): 140364. Bibcode:2015RSOS....240364A. doi:10.1098/rsos.140364. PMC 4448822. PMID 26064613.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. Rebecca B. Harris, Per Alström, Anders Ödeen, and Adam D. Leaché (2018). "Discordance between genomic divergence and phenotypic variation in a rapidly evolving avian genus (Motacilla)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 120: 183–195. arXiv:1707.03864. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.020. PMID 29246816.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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