The common scimitarbill is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1819)
Reference:
Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd.
28 p.165
Protonym:
Falcinellus cyanomelas
Type locality:
Namaqualand.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/63936#page/179/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B0DD1318B279EC02
Avibase ID:
avibase-B0DD1318
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B0DD1318
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554476
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Irrisor namaquois ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Irrisor namaquois ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Common Scimitarbill ( Phoeniculus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Common Scimitar-bill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Rhinopomastus [cyanomelas or aterrimus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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