Archer's Robin-Chat (Dessonornis archeri)

Other Names (World)
Archer's Robin-Chat, Archer's Robin, Archer's Ground Robin

Family
Muscicapidae (Old World Flycatchers And Chats)

Size
15 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1902)

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (32)...)

Archer's Ground Robin (Cossypha archeri) [XC233059]
by Martin St-Michel from Mgahinga National Park, Kisoro, Uganda (song)

Archer's Ground Robin (Cossypha archeri) [XC842917]
by Brian Cox from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (song)

Subspecies
Recently placed by one authority in Dryocichloides. Subspecies albimentalis synonymized with nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

archeri (Sharpe, 1902) - South-western Uganda, eastern DRCongo, western Rwanda and western Burundi.
kimbutui (Prigogine, 1955) - Mt Kabobo, in eastern DRCongo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Archers Robin-Chat (Dessonornis archeri) - 9 files

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