Archer's ground robin
Species of bird
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Muscicapidae |
| Genus: | Dessonornis |
| Species: | D. archeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dessonornis archeri (Sharpe, 1902) | |
| 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]