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://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19430122
Avibase ID:
FB09E09815E72294
Avibase ID:
avibase-FB09E098
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FB09E098
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 554476
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Common Scimitar-bill (incl. anchietae) ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Common Scimitar-bill (incl. anchietae) ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Common Scimitar-bill (incl. anchietae) ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Common Scimitar-bill [incl. anchietae] ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas [incl. anchietae]) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Common Scimitarbill ( Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Rhinopomastus [cyanomelas or aterrimus]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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