Ward's flycatcher
Ward's flycatcher (Pseudobias wardi), also known as Ward's flycatcher-vanga, is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus Pseudobias.[2] It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vangidae |
| Genus: | Pseudobias Sharpe, 1870 |
| Species: | P. wardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudobias wardi Sharpe, 1870 | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the English naturalist Christopher Ward, who collected the type specimen of the bird.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Pseudobias wardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "ITIS Report: Pseudobias". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 358.
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