Swynnerton's Robin Information
Swynnerton's Robin (Swynnertonia swynnertoni) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Swynnertonia.[1] It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. In Zimbabwe this species is found in relict montane forests in the Eastern Highlands - It is protected in the Bunga and Chirinda Forest Botanical Reserves (also possibly in the Chimanimani and Nyanga National Parks). Within the forests it occurs at high population densities and almost always nests in the small indigenous Dracaenia plants
References
- ^ Thomas M. Brooks, John D. Pilgrim, Ana S. L. Rodrigues & Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca (2005). "Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history". In Andy Purvis, John L. Gittleman & Thomas Brooks. Phylogeny and Conservation. Conservation Biology. 8. Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–294. ISBN 978-0-521-82502-3. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3W_TN0790vEC&pg=PA292.
- BirdLife International 2004. Swynnertonia swynnertoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.
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