Sladen's barbet
Sladen's barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Sladen's barbet | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Piciformes |
| Family: | Lybiidae |
| Genus: | Gymnobucco |
| Species: | G. sladeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnobucco sladeni Ogilvie-Grant, 1907 | |
Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British collector Major A. G. Sladen.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Gymnobucco sladeni". 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. 313.
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