Black scimitarbill
Appearance
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Black scimitarbill | |
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R. a. anchietae in Angola | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Phoeniculidae |
Genus: | Rhinopomastus |
Species: | R. aterrimus
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Binomial name | |
Rhinopomastus aterrimus (Stephens, 1826)
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The black scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
Range
[edit]It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in many savanna habitats.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhinopomastus aterrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682698A92956857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682698A92956857.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ https://ebird.org/species/blsbil1 [bare URL]