Fischer's greenbul
| Fischer's greenbul | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Pycnonotidae |
| Genus: | Phyllastrephus |
| Species: | P. fischeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllastrephus fischeri (Reichenow, 1879) | |
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The Fischer's greenbul (Phyllastrephus fischeri) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
The common name and scientific name commemorate the German explorer Gustav Fischer.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phyllastrephus fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 127–128.
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