Common Scimitarbill bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsGreater Scimitar-Bill, African Scimitarbill, Scimitarbill, Greater Scimitarbill, Common Scimitar bill, Scimitar-bill, Common Scimitar-bill, Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe, Scimitar-billed Woodhoopoe, Scimitar-billed Hoopoe
Old latin name for birdFalcinellus cyanomelas, Phoeniculus cyanomelas, Rhinopomastus smithii
OrderHornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes
FamilyWood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae
GenusRhinopomastus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregions, se

Common Scimitarbill bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Call, © Don Jones
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc de Bont
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Common Scimitarbill

Common Scimitarbill subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas cyanomelassw Angola, Namibia, Botswana and nc South Africa-No
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas schalowis Somalia to Zambia, e South Africa and Mozambique-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartbekkakelaar
Azerbaijaniqılıncdimdik meşə şanapipiyi
Catalanpuput arbòria simitarra
Chinese弯嘴戴胜, 弯嘴林戴胜
Chinese (Traditional)彎嘴林戴勝
Croatiantankokljuni pupavac
Czechdudkovec křivozobý, Dudkovec srpkovitý
DanishSeglhærfugl
DutchZuidafrikaanse Boomhop, Zuid-Afrikaanse Boomhop
Estoniansuur-saabelnokk
Finnishsirppisäihkyjä
FrenchIrrisor namaquois
GermanSichelhopf, Glanzsichelhopf
Hungariansarlós kúszóbanka
IcelandicSverðgarpur
ItalianBecco a scimitarra comune, Upupa arboricola becco a scimitarra
Japaneseミナミカマハシ
Lithuanianlenktasnapis kopikinis kukutis
NorwegianSørsabelnebb, sørsabelnebb
Norwegian NynorskSørsabelnebb
Polishczarnodudek większy, czarnodudek wiekszy
Portuguesebico-de-cimitarra-grande, bico-de-cimitarra
RussianСаблеклювый древесный удод, Серпоклювый удод, Саблеклювый лесной удод
SerbianObični šumski pupavac
SlovakLeskláč krivozobý, dudkovec krivozobý
SpanishAbubilla arbórea cimitarra, Abubilla-arbórea Cimitarra, Abubilla Arbórea Picuda
SwahiliHanjari Mweusi, Domomundu Domo-jeusi
SwedishSabelnäbb, större sabelnäbb
Tatarураксыман һөдһөд
TsongaYokoywana
TurkishOrakgaga
Ukrainianірисор великий