| Black scimitarbill | |
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| R. a. anchietae in Angola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Phoeniculidae |
| Genus: | Rhinopomastus |
| Species: | R. aterrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinopomastus aterrimus (Stephens, 1826)
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The black scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
Range
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in many savanna habitats.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Rhinopomastus aterrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682698A92956857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682698A92956857.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ https://ebird.org/species/blsbil1
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