Dessonornis
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Dessonornis is a genus of birds in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae that are found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
==Taxonomy== The genus Dessonornis was introduced in 1836 by British ornithologist Andrew Smith to accommodate a single species, the white-throated robin-chat, which is therefore considered as the type species. The name Dessonornis is a misspelling, Smith corrected it to Bessonornis in 1840. The name combines the Ancient Greek bēssa meaning "glen" or "wooded valley" with ornis meaning "bird". The spelling correction is not recognized by International Ornithologists' Union.
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