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A new species of African Forest Robin from Gabon (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Stiphrornis)

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Schmidt, Brian K., Foster, Jeffrey T., Angehr, George R., Durrant, Kate L., Fleischer, Rob- Ert C. (2008): A new species of African Forest Robin from Gabon (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae: Stiphrornis). Zootaxa 1850: 27-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.183380

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