Olive-backed Forest Robin

Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus

The olive-backed forest robin is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in the Gamba Complex in southwest Gabon. It was described in 2008. The olive-backed forest robin can be distinguished from other species in the forest robin complex by the combination of its olive upperparts, bright orange throat and chest, and cream-yellow belly. Its song is also distinct from other subspecies of the forest robin. Females are generally duller than males.

Scientific name
Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus
Family
Old World Flycatchers
IUCN status
NT