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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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White-thighed Hornbill* |
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Bycanistes albotibialis |
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Description (10)
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White-thighed Hornbill
© flickr.com
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Other Scientific Names
Ceratogymna albotibialis [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
Size
65 - 77 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis & Reichenow, 1877)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From sea-level - 4,054 m.
Angola (B), Benin (B), Cameroon (B), Central African Republic (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Equatorial Guinea (B), Gabon (B), Nigeria (B), Sudan (B), Uganda (B).
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Benin east to western Uganda and south to Congo, western Zaire and northern Angola.
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Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
Habitat destruction and fragmentation is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)
White-thighed Hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) [XC492357]
by Andres Angulo Rubiano from Lobeke National park, Gran Savanna camp, Cameroon (song)
White-thighed Hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) [XC739453]
by Deville Tanguy from Budongo Eco lodge, Uganda (call)
Subspecies
Brown-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes cylindricus) and White-thighed Hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include White-thighed Hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) as a subspecies of Brown-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes cylindricus).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Brown-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes cylindricus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the White-thighed Hornbill see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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