Pale-billed Hornbill
Lophoceros pallidirostris(Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
English (US) Pale-billed Hornbill
The Pale-billed Hornbill (Lophoceros pallidirostris) 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 pallidirostris
- Family
- Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-billed Hornbill
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lophoceros pallidirostris pallidirostris
- Lophoceros pallidirostris neumanni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buceros pallidirostris
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
- Type locality
- Caconda, Benguella.
- Original description
- Die Vögel Ost-Afrikas p.871
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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