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Zenker's honeyguide

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Piciformes

Genus
  
Melignomon

Higher classification
  
Melignomon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Indicatoridae

Scientific name
  
Melignomon zenkeri

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Honeyguide, Bird, Lyre‑tailed honeyguide, Thick‑billed honeyguide, Dwarf honeyguide

The Zenker's honeyguide (Melignomon zenkeri) is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German botanist Georg Zenker.

References

Zenker's honeyguide Wikipedia