Species profile
Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are e, c, w, sw.
- Scientific name
- Rhinopomastus aterrimus
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Genus
- Rhinopomastus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Black Scimitarbill in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phoeniculidae
- Abyssinian Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus minor)
- Black-billed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus somaliensis)
- Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas)
- Forest Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps)
- Grant's Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus granti)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)