Zenker's honeyguide
Zenker's honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.
Zenker's honeyguide | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Indicatoridae |
Genus: | Melignomon |
Species: | M. zenkeri |
Binomial name | |
Melignomon zenkeri Reichenow, 1898 | |
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. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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