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.
Archer's ground robin | |
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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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