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São Tomé Shorttail
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

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Sao Tome Short-tail

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São Tomé Shorttail

Motacilla bocagii

The São Tomé shorttail (Motacilla bocagii), also known as Bocage's longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, and has often been classified as the sole member of the genus Amaurocichla. It is endemic to the southern and western parts of the island of São Tomé. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. This species has a small population and is threatened...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 793272.