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West African Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros semifasciatus(Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)

English (US) West African Pied Hornbill

The West African Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus) 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.

Range: Senegambia to just east of Niger RiverRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Lophoceros semifasciatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
West African Pied Hornbill
Described by
(Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Buceros semifasciatus
Described by
(Hartlaub, KJG, 1855)
Type locality
Rio Boutry, Gold Coast.
Original description
Journal für Ornithologie 3, no.17 p.356

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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