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Prodotiscus zambesiae

Green-backed Honeybird, Dzalanyama (Malawi), 23-May-11

Prodotiscus zambesiae

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 zambesiae
Subspecies: P. z. ellenbecki - P. z. lathburyi - P. z. zambesiae

Name

Prodotiscus zambesiae Shelley, 1894

Reference

Ibis - the International Journal of Avian Science, published by the British Ornithologists' Union p.8

Vernacular names
English: Green-backed Honeyguide

The Green-backed Honeybird (Prodotiscus zambesiae), also known as the Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide or Green-backed Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
References

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


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