The Olive-backed Forest Robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax pyrrholaemus) is a subspecies of the Forest Robin found in the Gamba Complex in southwest Gabon. It was described in 2008. The Olive-backed Forest Robin can be separated from other subspecies of the Forest Robin by the combination of its olive upperparts, bright orange throat and chest, and cream-yellow belly. Its song is also distinct from other subspecies of the Forest Robin. Females are generally duller than males. It has not been evaluated by IUCN, but has been described as locally common.
Though this subspecies was described recently, a juvenile appears to have been collected on 11 November 1953 in Tchibanga, Gabon. The specimen is deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. Its identity was confirmed by comparison of the DNA sequences.
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