Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator(Cassin, J, 1850)
English (US) Piping Hornbill
The Piping Hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) 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.
- Scientific name
- Bycanistes fistulator
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Piping Hornbill
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Bycanistes fistulator fistulator
- Bycanistes fistulator sharpii
- Bycanistes fistulator duboisi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros Fistulator
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1850)
- Type locality
- West Africa = Senegal.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5 p.68
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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