Orange-breasted Forest Robin

Overview

Orange-breasted Forest Robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax) is a species of Chats, Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Stiphrornis; binomial: Stiphrornis erythrothorax; authority: Hartlaub, 1855.

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Orange-breasted Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax s.s. (including gabonensis, dahomeyensis, and inexpectatus) is split from other species in the forest robin complex Stiphrornis erythrothorax s.l. based on morphological differences following HBW/BirdLife; del Hoyo & Collar (2016). Further taxonomic revision of the forest robin complex may be expected following critical analysis of vocalizations, further data from nuclear genes, and rigorous population sampling, especially at or near type localities.