Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevisFriedmann, H, 1929
English (US) Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bucerotidae (Hornbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.
Range: montane and coastal forest of Ethiopia to southern MozambiqueRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Bycanistes brevis
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
- Described by
- Friedmann, H, 1929
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Bycanistes cristatus brevis
- Described by
- Friedmann, H, 1929
- Type locality
- Mount Lutindi, Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 11 p.32
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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