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.
| Archer's ground robin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Dessonornis |
| Species: | D. archeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Dessonornis archeri (Sharpe, 1902)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cossypha archeri | |
The bird's common name commemorates the British explorer and colonial official Sir Geoffrey Francis Archer.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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