Willcocks's honeyguide
Willcocks's honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found mainly throughout the African tropical rainforest.
Willcocks's honeyguide | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Piciformes |
Family: | Indicatoridae |
Genus: | Indicator |
Species: | I. willcocksi |
Binomial name | |
Indicator willcocksi Alexander, 1901 | |
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the General Sir James Willcocks.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Indicator willcocksi". 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. 367.
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