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Prodotiscus insignis

Prodotiscus insignis - Cassin's Honeyguide

Prodotiscus insignis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Piciformes
Familia: Indicatoridae
Genus: Prodotiscus
Species: Prodotiscus insignis
Subspecies: P. i. flavodorsalis - P. i. insignis

Name

Prodotiscus insignis (Cassin, 1856)

Reference

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8 p.157

Vernacular names
English: Cassin's Honeyguide

The Cassin's Honeybird (Prodotiscus insignis), also known as the Cassin's Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
References

BirdLife International 2004. Prodotiscus insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007.

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