Zenker's honeyguide
| Zenker's honeyguide | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Indicatoridae |
| Genus: | Melignomon |
| Species: | M. zenkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Melignomon zenkeri Reichenow, 1898 | |
The Zenker's honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri) is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German botanist Georg Zenker.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melignomon zenkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 377.
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