Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Muscicapidae Scientific name Stiphrornis sanghensis | Phylum Chordata Order Passeriformes Genus Stiphrornis Rank Subspecies | |
The Sangha forest robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax sanghensis) is a subspecies of the forest robin that is endemic to south-western Central African Republic, but may also occur in adjacent parts of DR Congo, Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. It was only discovered in 1996, and scientifically described in 1999. When recognized as a species by IUCN, it was considered data deficient, but following recommendations by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group, IUCN now consider it a subspecies of the forest robin. It has been described as common.
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