Lyre-tailed honeyguide
| Lyre-tailed honeyguide | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Melichneutes Reichenow, 1910 |
| Species: | M. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melichneutes robustus Bates, 1909 | |
The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes.[2] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melichneutes robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ F. Gill, M. Wright D. & Donsker (2013) - IOC World Bird Names (version 3.3)
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