Biology:São Tomé shorttail

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Short description: Species of bird

São Tomé shorttail
Amaurocichla bocagii Keulemans.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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 among the wagtails in the genus Motacilla.[1][2] It is endemic to the central and southern parts of the island of São Tomé.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species has a small population and is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Per Alström; Knud A. Jønsson; Jon Fjeldså; Anders Ödeen; Per G. P. Ericson; Martin Irestedt (2015). "Dramatic niche shifts and morphological change in two insular bird species". Royal Society Open Science 2 (3): 140364. doi:10.1098/rsos.140364. PMID 26064613. Bibcode2015RSOS....240364A. 
  2. Rebecca B. Harris; Per Alström; Anders Ödeen; 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.11.020. PMID 29246816. 
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Wikidata ☰ Q1591490 entry