Western Long-tailed Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus(Cassin, J, 1848)
English (US) Western Long-tailed Hornbill
The Western Long-tailed Hornbill (Horizocerus albocristatus) 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
- Horizocerus albocristatus
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Long-tailed Hornbill
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1848)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus
- Horizocerus albocristatus macrourus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros albo-cristatus
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1848)
- Type locality
- St. Paul's River, Liberia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 3(1847) p.330
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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