Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies
Olive-backed Forest Robin
Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus
- Family
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers, and Allies (Muscicapidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The olive-backed forest robin (Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus) is a species of passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that is found in the Gamba Complex within 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Not well known, but reported in southwestern Gabon south of the Ogooué River and, in northeastern Gabon, north of the Ogooué River.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Olive-backed forest robin
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
