Dohrn's warbler

Dohrn's warbler
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sylviidae
Genus: Sylvia
Species:
S. dohrni
Binomial name
Sylvia dohrni
(Hartlaub, 1866)
range
Synonyms
  • Horizorhinus dohrni (Hartlaub, 1866)

Dohrn's warbler (Sylvia dohrni), also known as Principe flycatcher-babbler, Dohrn's flycatcher, Dohrn's thrush-babbler, is a species of passerine bird in the family Sylviidae that is endemic to the island of Príncipe which lies off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea.

Formerly placed within the genus Horizorhinus, it is now placed in the genus Sylvia based on the results of molecular phylogenetic studies. The specific name honours Heinrich Wolfgang Ludwig Dohrn.

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