Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus] (Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus])

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Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus]

Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus] (= Rhinopomastus aterrimus aterrimus) (Stephens, JF 1826)

The black scimitarbill, also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Phoeniculidae
Genus:
   Rhinopomastus
Scientific:
  Rhinopomastus aterrimus aterrimus

Original description

Citation:
(Stephens, JF 1826)

Reference:
General Zool. [Shaw] 14 pt1 p.257

Protonym:
Promerops aterrimus

Type locality:
Africa = Senegal, ex Latham, Gen. Hist. Bds., 4, p. 111.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/176177#page/327/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
888E529BF99FB78F

Avibase ID:
avibase-888E529B

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/888E529B

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 678153

Geographic range:

Rhinopomastus aterrimus aterrimus: Senegambia to w Sudan
Rhinopomastus aterrimus emini: central Sudan to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
Rhinopomastus aterrimus notatus: Ethiopia

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus]
French:
Irrisor noir [aterrimus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Scimitar-bill [nominate] ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus])
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus aterrimus) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Rhinopomastus aterrimus

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Puput arbòria negra
Czech: dudkovec černý
Danish: Sort Seglhærfugl
German: Mohrensichelhopf
English: Black Scimitarbill, Black Scimitar-bill [aterrimus], Black Scimitar-bill [nominate]
Esperanto: Nigra rinopomasto
Spanish: Abubilla arbórea negra
Estonian: savanni-saabelnokk
Finnish: mustasäihkyjä
French: Irrisor noir, Irrisor noir (aterrimus), Irrisor noir [aterrimus], Irrisor noir [nominal]
Hungarian: fekete sarlósbanka
Italian: Becco a scimitarra nero
Japanese (romaji): kuromoriyatsugashira
Japanese: クロモリヤツガシラ
Scientific: Irrisor aterrimus, Promerops aterrimus, Rhinopomastus aterrimus, Rhinopomastus aterrimus [aterrimus], Rhinopomastus aterrimus aterrimus
Lithuanian: Juodasis kopikinis kukutis
Dutch: Zwarte Boomhop
Norwegian: Svartsabelnebb
Polish: czarnodudek ciemnodzioby
Portuguese: Zombeteiro-preto
Russian: Чёрный лесной удод
Slovak: dudkovec čierny
Swedish: Svart sabelnäbb
Chinese: 黑弯嘴戴胜
Chinese (Traditional): 黑林戴勝