Species profile
Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AF. Breeding subregions are s, se.
- Scientific name
- Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- Family
- Phoeniculidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Genus
- Rhinopomastus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Common 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 Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus)
- Black-billed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus somaliensis)
- Forest Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus castaneiceps)
- Grant's Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus granti)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)