Black dwarf hornbill

The black dwarf hornbill (Horizocerus hartlaubi) or western little hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest.

Black dwarf hornbill
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Horizocerus
Species:
H. hartlaubi
Binomial name
Horizocerus hartlaubi
(Gould, 1861)
Synonyms

Tockus hartlaubi


Description

It is black with a curved beak and a wide white brow above its eye.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Horizocerus hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22727003A94938049. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22727003A94938049.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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