Sao Tome Shorttail

When to see the Sao Tome Shorttail

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sao Tome Shorttail

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sao Tome Shorttail

The São Tomé shorttail, also known as Bocage's longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the family Motacillidae. It has been classified as the sole member of the genus Amaurocichla, but a 2015 phylogenetic study placed it among the wagtails in the genus Motacilla. It is endemic to the central and southern 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 by habitat loss.

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Easily confused with

Mekong WagtailMotacilla samveasnaeThe Mekong wagtail most closely resembles African pied wagtail M. aguimp, although two species ranges are far apart. Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisThe Madagascar wagtail is a large, elegant and slender wagtail which has grey upperparts, a white breast and a yellow belly. Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraA slender, long tailed wagtail with light bluish grey upperparts and white underparts with a narrow black breast band.