Dohrn's thrush-babbler

Dohrn's thrush-babbler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Horizorhinus
Oberholser, 1899
Species: H. dohrni
Binomial name
Horizorhinus dohrni
(Hartlaub, 1866)

Dohrn's thrush-babbler or the Principe flycatcher-babbler (Horizorhinus dohrni) is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Horizorhinus,[2] although genetic studies have suggested the genus is better placed in the genus Sylvia.[3]

It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Horizorhinus dohrni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Horizorhinus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Voelker, G; Melo, M; R Bowie (2009). "A Gulf of Guinea island endemic is a member of a Mediterranean-centred bird genus". Ibis. 151 (3): 580–583. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00934.x.
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