Motacilla bocagii Sharpe, 1892
Sao Tome short-tail, São Tomé short-tail, Bocage's longbill
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Amaurocichla bocagei Sharpe, 1892; Amaurocichla bocagii Sharpe, 1892; Amaurocichla bocagii bocagii Sharpe, 1892
Conservation Status
Last record: 1928 or 1929
Rediscovered in 1987 (Eccles, 1988)
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Sao Tomé and Principe, Gulf of Guinea
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sharpe (1892) Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 p.228 pl.20 fig.1
Other references:
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Pearson D. 2006 Bocage’s Longbill (Amaurocichla bocagii). In Handbook of the birds of the world, vol. 11 (eds J del Hoyo, A Elliott, DA Christie), p. 643. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions.
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)]