Rockrunner

The rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius), also known as the Damara rock-jumper, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.[2] It is the only member of the monotypic genus Achaetops.[3] It is found in Angola and Namibia.[1]

Rockrunner
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Macrosphenidae
Genus: Achaetops
Roberts, 1922
Species:
A. pycnopygius
Binomial name
Achaetops pycnopygius
(Sclater, 1852)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Achaetops pycnopygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Achaetops pycnopygius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  3. "Achaetops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 April 2013.


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