Black Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus)
About the Black Scimitarbill
The black scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. It is found in many savanna habitats.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 7 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullatarecording
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisrecording
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchosrecording
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusrecording
- Green Wood HoopoePhoeniculus purpureusrecording
- Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudatarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.