Lanius newtoni Barboza du Bocage, 1891
Newton's fiscal, Sao Tome fiscal shrike, São Tomé fiscal, Sao tome fiscal, Sao Tomé fiscal shrike, São Tomé fiscal shrike
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: 1928
Rediscovered in 1990 (Atkinson et al., 1994)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Sao Tomé and Principe
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Bocage. (1891). J.Sci.Math.Phys.Nat.Lisboa(2) 2 no.6 p.79
Other references:
Atkinson PW, Dutton JS, Peet NB, Sequeira V. (1994). A study of the birds, small mammals, turtles and medicinal plants of São Tomé with notes on Príncipe. Study Report 56. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
Atkinson, P.; Peet, N.; Alexander, J. 1991. The status and conservation of the endemic bird species of Sao Tomé and Príncipe, West Africa. Bird Conservation International 1: 255-282.
Barros, N. 2013. Mapping a palm oil company's effect on local biodiversity in São Tomé and Príncipe. BirdLife Africa Newsletter 13(7): 13.
BirdLife International. 2016. Lanius newtoni. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22705080A93999986. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705080A93999986.en. Downloaded on 14 February 2017.
Christy, P.; Clarke, W. V. 1998. Guide des Oiseaux de Sao Tome et Principe. ECOFAC, Sao Tome.
de Lima, R.; Dunn, J.; Cabinda, G.; Fonseca, R.; Oquiongo, G.; Oquiongo, J.; Samba, S.; Santana, A.; Soares, E.; Viegas, L.; Ward-Francis, A.; T. Costa, L.; Palmeirim, J.; Buchanan, G. In press. Distribution and habitat associations of the critically endangered bird species of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea). Bird Conservation International.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Knox, Alan G. and Walters, Michael P. (1994). Extinct and endangered birds in the collections of The Natural History Museum. British Ornithologists' Club Occasional Publications 1: 1-292. [p. 194]
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Maia, H. A.; Alberto, A. C. 2009. The occurrence of São Tomé Short-tail Amaurocichla bocagei and Newton's Fiscal Lanius newtoni. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 129(4): 213-216.
Melo, M., Jones, P. J. and de Lima, R. F. (2022). The Avifauna of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands, pp. 555-592. In: Ceríaco, L.M.P., de Lima, R.F., Melo, M., Bell, R.C. (eds.). Biodiversity of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06153-0_21
Olmos, F.; Turshak, L. 2007. Final report on the fact-finding trip to Angola and Sao Tome and Principe July-August 2007.
Olmos, F.; Turshak, L. G. 2010. Bird observations from São Tomé: Monte Carmo as a priority conservation site. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 17(1): 54-65.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
Schollaert, V.; Willem, V. 2001. A new site for Newton's Fiscal Lanius newtoni. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 8(1): 21-22.
Ward-Francis, A., Costa, L., Sampaio, H. and Lima, R. 2015. Reducing the extinction risk of the three Critically Endangered birds of São Tomé. Interim Report AFR-1411 - F14AP00529. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, University of Lisbon.