African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) African Gray Hornbill
UK name: African Grey Hornbill
The African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) 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
- Lophoceros nasutus
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Gray Hornbill
- English (UK)
- African Grey Hornbill
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophoceros nasutus nasutus
- Lophoceros nasutus epirhinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros nasutus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Senegal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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