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LCLeast ConcernInvertebrates
WoodlandCavity nestSmall · 27 g
WoodlandCavity nestSmall · 27 g
When to see the Black Scimitarbill
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Scimitarbill
Regular range
The map shades 25 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Scimitarbill
The black scimitarbill, also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
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Easily confused with
Forest Wood HoopoeRhinopomastus castaneicepsThe forest wood hoopoe is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorThe bird is all black with a blue-purple iridescence which covers their whole body and especially the back of the head.
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasAdults weigh roughly 35 grams and 26 cm in length.
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