The forest robin or orange-throated forest robin is a species of bird from Central and West Africa. It is monotypic in the genus Stiphrornis. It has been placed in the family Turdidae, but is now generally placed in Muscicapidae in the group popularly known as chats. Most taxonomists consider it a single species, but some reviews have recommended recognizing 5 species. It has a total length of around 12 cm, has dark upperparts, and a throat and chest that, depending on the subspecies, is yellow-orange or deep orange. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Hartlaub, KJG 1855
Reference:
J. f. Orn.
3 p.355
Protonym:
Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Type locality:
Dabocrom.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13947513
Avibase ID:
6711EB2498D665EC
Avibase ID:
avibase-6711EB24
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6711EB24
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563147
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western, Sangha or Olive-backed Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, mabirae or pyrrholaemus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western, Sangha or Olive-backed Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, mabirae or pyrrholaemus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western, Sangha or Olive-backed Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, mabirae or pyrrholaemus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western, Sangha, Olive-backed, Gabon, Eastern, Dahomey, Ghana or Rudder's Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, sanghensis, pyrrholaemus, dahomeyensis, inexpectatus or rudderi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western, Sangha, Olive-backed, Gabon, Eastern, Dahomey, Ghana or Rudder's Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, sanghensis, pyrrholaemus, dahomeyensis, inexpectatus or rudderi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western, Sangha, Olive-backed, Gabon, Eastern, Dahomey, Ghana or Rudder's Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, sanghensis, pyrrholaemus, dahomeyensis, inexpectatus or rudderi]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western, Sangha, Olive-backed, Gabon, Eastern, Dahomey, Ghana or Rudder's Forest-Robin ( Stiphrornis [erythrothorax, sanghensis, pyrrholaemus, dahomeyensis, inexpectatus or rudderi]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Rougegorge de forêt ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Forest Robin ( Erithacus erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements 3rd edition: Forest Robin ( Erithacus erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2015: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2016: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2017: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2018: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2019: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.50: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.53: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.54: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.55: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2015: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2016: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2017: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2018: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2019: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
eBird version 2021: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 3] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 4] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Erithacus erythrothorax [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Erithacus erythrothorax [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Erithacus erythrothorax [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Forest Robin ( Stiphrornis erythrothorax) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Stiphrornis erythrothorax [version 3] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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