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 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

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

References edit

  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.