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 | |
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]