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Artisornis moreaui sousae (Benson, 1945:19)

Long-billed tailorbird, Mozambique forest-warbler

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Synonym/s: Orthotomus moreaui sousae Benson, 1945:19

 

Conservation Status

Last record: 1945

Rediscovered in 3-5 July 2001

 

Distribution

Mozambique

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Benson, C. W. (1945). A new race of Long-billed Forest Warbler from northern Portuguese East Africa. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 66: 19.

 

Other references:

Ryan, Peter G. and Spottiswoode, Claire N. (2001). Tailorbirds ‘rediscovered’ in Mozambique.  Africa: Birds & Birding 6(5): 18-19. [Orthotomus moreaui]

Ryan, Peter G. and Spottiswoode, Claire N. (2003). Long-billed Tailorbirds (Orthotomus moreaui) rediscovered at Serra Jeci, northern Mozambique. Ostrich 74: 141-145.

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