Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus(Stephens, JF, 1826)
English (US) Black Scimitarbill
The Black Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus) 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 Phoeniculidae (Wood Hoopoes and Scimitarbills) in the order Bucerotiformes.
- Scientific name
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Scimitarbill
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus aterrimus
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus emini
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus notatus
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus anchietae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Promerops aterrimus
- Described by
- (Stephens, JF, 1826)
- Type locality
- Africa = Senegal, ex Latham, Gen. Hist. Bds., 4, p. 111.
- Original description
- General Zoology, or systematic natural history 14, pt.1 p.257
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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