Sladen's barbet explained

Sladen's barbet (Gymnobucco sladeni) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets).It is found in the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate the British collector Major A. G. Sladen.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Beolens, Bo. Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. 2003. Christopher Helm. London. 313. Watkins, Michael .