Although not as vibrant as the male, the female olive-backed forest robin still exhibits a bright orange and yellow throat and the white dot in front of each eye that is distinctive to this species. Smithsonian scientists discovered this species during a biodiversity study in Gabon, Africa. Other than its existence, however, little is known to science about this newcomer. Other facts such as specific diet, mating and nesting habits, and the species’ complete habitat range are all things that still need research.
Brian Schmidt, a research ornithologist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, makes notes of a female specimen of the newly-discovered olive-backed forest robin. The species was discovered during an on-going biodiversity study in Gabon, Africa.
A male olive-backed forest robin is carefully examined in the hand of Brian Schmidt, the Smithsonian ornithologist who discovered the species during a biodiversity study in Gabon, Africa. Other than its existence, however, little is known to science about this newcomer. Other facts such as specific diet, mating and nesting habits, and the species’ complete habitat range are all things that still need research.
Credit: Brian Schmidt
Photo Taken: September, 2003
