Sao Tome Shorttail (Motacilla bocagii) [XC337741]
by id from Monte Carmo, Sao Tome, Sao Tome (song)
Sao Tome Shorttail (Motacilla bocagii) [XC337738]
by Philippe Verbelen from Monte Carmo, Sao Tome, Sao Tome (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Relationships uncertain. Similar in some respects to Macrosphenus species, but peculiarities include short blunt wing with vestigial outermost primary. Affinities with babblers (Timaliidae) or with Neotropical groups have been suggested. Treatment as an aberrant member of present family somewhat tentative. Further research is required.