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Lyre-tailed honeyguide

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Lyre-tailed honeyguide
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Piciformes
Family: Indicatoridae
Genus: Melichneutes
Reichenow, 1910
Species:
Melichneutes
Binomial name
Melichneutes
(Bates, 1909)

The lyre-tailed honeyguide (Melichneutes robustus) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes.[2] It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ F. Gill, M. Wright D. & Donsker (2013) - IOC World Bird Names (version 3.3)

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