Scimitarbills
Rhinopomastus
Scimitarbills (also spelt scimitar-bills) are three species of African bird belonging to the genus Rhinopomastus. They are often classified in the woodhoopoe family Phoeniculidae; however, genetic studies show that they diverged from the true woodhoopoes about 10 million years ago and so they are sometimes placed in a family of their own, the Rhinopomastidae.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Common Scimitarbill
speciesRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
speciesRhinopomastus minor
Black Scimitarbill
speciesRhinopomastus aterrimus
Forest Scimitarbill
speciesRhinopomastus castaneiceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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