Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus(Sclater, PL, 1871)
English (US) Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
The Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus) 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 subcylindricus
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Bycanistes subcylindricus subcylindricus
- Bycanistes subcylindricus subquadratus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros subcylindricus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1871)
- Type locality
- West Africa = Ashanti.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870, pt.3 p.668 pl.39
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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