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Archer's ground robin

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Archer's ground robin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Muscicapidae
Genus: Dessonornis
Species:
D. archeri
Binomial name
Dessonornis archeri
(Sharpe, 1902)
Synonyms[1]

Cossypha archeri

Archer's ground robin or Archer's robin-chat,[1] (Dessonornis archeri) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift montane forests.

The bird's common name commemorates the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c BirdLife International (2016). "Dessonornis archeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22709778A94222549. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22709778A94222549.en. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 29.