The Príncipe thrush (''Turdus xanthorhynchus'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. It has an area of (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census;

. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the

São Tomé thrush The São Tomé thrush or olivaceous thrush (''Turdus olivaceofuscus'') is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to São Tomé. Until 2010, the related Príncipe thrush (''Turdus xanthorhynchus'') was considered a subspecies, '' ...

, with some taxonomists still considering it so. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s. It is critically threatened by

habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...

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Turdus Endemic birds of São Tomé and Príncipe Critically endangered fauna of Africa Birds described in 1901 {{Turdidae-stub