Archer's ground robin
Archer's ground robin (Dessonornis archeri) or Archer's robin-chat, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Dessonornis |
| Species: | D. archeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dessonornis archeri (Sharpe, 1902) | |
The bird's common name commemorates the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Cossypha archeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 29.
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