Larvivora ruficeps Hartert, 1907
Rufous-headed robin
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Erithacus ruficeps ruficeps (Hartert, 1907); Luscinia ruficeps (Hartert, 1907)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1905
Rediscovered in 1963
IUCN RedList status: Endangered
Distribution
China & Malaysia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hartert 1907 Bull.Br.Orn.Club 19 p.50
Other references:
BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2016. Larvivora ruficeps. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22709711A94219906. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709711A94219906.en. Downloaded on 14 February 2017.
Mahood, S.; Eaton, J. A.; Leader, P. J. 2013. Second record of Rufous-headed Robin Luscinia ruficeps outside its breeding range and a description of its first-winter plumage. BirdingASIA 19: 43-47.
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)]
Zhao, M., Alstrom, P., Ruocheng, H., Zhao, C., Hao, Y., Lei, F. and Qu, Y. 2016. Phylogenetic relationships, song and distribution of the endangered Rufous-headed Robin Larvivora ruficeps. Ibis Accepted Article.: DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12426.