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Western Long-tailed Hornbill

Horizocerus albocristatus (Cassin, J 1848)

The white-crested hornbill, also known as the long-tailed hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in humid forests of Central and West Africa. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Horizocerus
Scientific:
  Horizocerus albocristatus


Original description

Citation:
  (Cassin, J 1848)

Reference:
   Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 3(1847) p.330

Protonym:
  Buceros albo-cristatus

Type locality:
  St. Paul's River, Liberia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/17669#page/336/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8009A6BC962FCC6A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8009A6BC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8009A6BC


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 707784

Geographic range:

  • Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus: humid forest of Sierra Leone and Guinea to western Ivory Coast
  • Horizocerus albocristatus macrourus: eastern Ivory Coast to Togo
English:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill
Catalan:
Calau de cresta blanca occidental
Czech:
zoborožec bělovlasý
Danish:
Hvidtoppet Toko
German:
Weißkopf-Hornvogel
Spanish:
Cálao crestiblanco occidental
Finnish:
valkotöyhtötoko
French:
Calao à huppe blanche
Croatian:
krunati kljunorožac
Hungarian:
parókás tokó
Italian:
Bucero crestabianca occidentale
Japanese:
シラガサイチョウ
Lithuanian:
baltakuodis ragasnapis
Dutch:
Witkuiftok
Norwegian:
langhaletoko
Polish:
dzioborożec białoczuby
Portuguese:
calau-de-poupa-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
calau-de-touca-branca
Russian:
Африканский белохохлый калао
Slovak:
zobákorožec bielochochlatý
Serbian:
Beloćubi kljunorožac
Swedish:
långstjärtad näshornsfågel
Ukrainian:
токо білочубий
Chinese:
西白冠弯嘴犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白冠犀鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Horizocerus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus] ( Horizocerus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked) ( Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Western Long-tailed Hornbill ( Horizocerus albocristatus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Horizocerus [albocristatus or cassini] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Calau de cresta blanca, Calau de cresta blanca occidental
Czech: zoborožec bělovlasý
Danish: Hvidtoppet Toko
German: Weißkopf-Hornvogel, Weißkopf-Hornvogel (albocristatus/macrourus), Weißschopf-Hornvogel
English: Western Long-tailed Hornbill, Western White-crested Hornbill, White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked), White-crested Hornbill [albocristatus or macrourus]
English, HBW: Western Long-tailed Hornbill
English (IOC): White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked)
English (United States): White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked)
Spanish: Cálao Crestiblanco (occidental), Cálao crestiblanco occidental, Cálao de Cresta Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Cálao crestiblanco (occidental), Cálao crestiblanco occidental (albocristatus/macrourus)
Spanish (HBW): White-crested Hornbill (White-cheeked)
Estonian: kroon-sarvnokk
Finnish: valkotöyhtötoko
French: Calao à huppe blanche, Calao à huppe blanche (à joues blanches), Calao à huppe blanche [albocristatus or macrourus], Calao à huppe blanche [albocristatus ou macrourus]
Croatian: krunati kljunorožac
Hungarian: parókás tokó
Italian: Bucero crestabianca occidentale
Japanese (romaji): shiragasaichou (albocristatus/macrourus)
Japanese: シラガサイチョウ, シラガサイチョウ (albocristatus/macrourus), シラガサイチョウ(albocristatus/macrourus)
Scientific: Buceros albo-cristatus, Horizocerus albocristatus, Horizocerus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus], Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus, Horizocerus albocristatus albocristatus/macrourus, Tropicranus albocristatus [albocristatus or macrourus], Tropicranus albocristatus albocristatus
Lithuanian: baltakuodis ragasnapis
Dutch: Witkuiftok, Witkuiftok (albocristatus/macrourus)
Norwegian: langhaletoko, langhaletoko (albocristatus/macrourus)
Polish: dzioborożec białoczuby, dzioborożec białoczuby (albocristatus/macrourus)
Portuguese: calau-de-poupa-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): calau-de-touca-branca, calau-de-touca-branca (albocristatus/macrourus)
Russian: Африканский белохохлый калао, Белохохлый токо (albocristatus/macrourus)
Slovak: toko bielochochlatý, zobákorožec bielochochlatý, zobákorožec bielochochlatý (skup.)
Serbian: Beloćubi kljunorožac
Swedish: långstjärtad näshornsfågel, långstjärtad näshornsfågel (albocristatus/macrourus)
Turkish: Ak Tepeli Boynuzgaga, Ak Tepeli Boynuzgaga (albocristatus/macrourus)
Ukrainian: токо білочубий
Chinese: 西白冠弯嘴犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白冠犀鳥

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