Eastern forest robin explained

The eastern forest robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax xanthogaster) is a subspecies of the forest robin found at low levels in forests from Cameroon and Gabon to DR Congo and Uganda.^[1] In 1999 it was recommended that it should be treated as a separate species instead of a subspecies.^[2] IUCN and some other authorities do not recognize the split, and consequently it has not been rated as species separate from S. erythrothorax.^[3] However, it has been described as frequent to locally abundant,^[1] and is therefore unlikely to qualify for a threatened category.

Notes and References

1. Collar, N. (2005). Forest Robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax). Pp. 730-731 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Christie, D. eds. (2005). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 10. Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
2. Beresford, P. & Cracraft, J. (1999). Speciation in African forest robins (Stiphrornis): species limits, phylogenetic relationships, and molecular biogeography. American Museum Novitates 3270: 1–22. PDF available.
3. BirdLife International . 2018 . Stiphrornis erythrothorax . 2018 . e.T103763077A132191967 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103763077A132191967.en . 12 November 2021.