• Synonyms Scimitar-billed Hoopoe, Scimitar-bill, Greater Scimitarbill, Scimitar-billed Woodhoopoe, Common Scimitar-bill, Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe, Greater Scimitar-Bill, African Scimitarbill, Scimitarbill, Common Scimitar bill
  • Old latin name for bird Falcinellus cyanomelas, Phoeniculus cyanomelas, Rhinopomastus smithii

Common Scimitarbillbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 3.
    Call, © Charles Hesse
    Namibia
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Marc de Bont
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Botswana
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Common Scimitarbill

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion s, se

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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 srpkovitý, dudkovec křivozobý
DanishSeglhærfugl
DutchZuid-Afrikaanse Boomhop, Zuidafrikaanse Boomhop
Estoniansuur-saabelnokk
Finnishsirppisäihkyjä
FrenchIrrisor namaquois
GermanGlanzsichelhopf, Sichelhopf
Hungariansarlós kúszóbanka
IcelandicSverðgarpur
ItalianBecco a scimitarra comune, Upupa arboricola becco a scimitarra
Japaneseミナミカマハシ
Lithuanianlenktasnapis kopikinis kukutis
Norwegiansørsabelnebb
Norwegian NynorskSørsabelnebb
Polishczarnodudek większy, czarnodudek wiekszy
Portuguesebico-de-cimitarra
RussianСаблеклювый лесной удод, Серпоклювый удод, Саблеклювый древесный удод
SerbianObični šumski pupavac
SlovakLeskláč krivozobý, dudkovec krivozobý
SpanishAbubilla arbórea cimitarra, Abubilla-arbórea Cimitarra, Abubilla Arbórea Picuda
SwahiliDomomundu Domo-jeusi, Hanjari Mweusi
Swedishstörre sabelnäbb, Sabelnäbb
Tatarураксыман һөдһөд
TsongaYokoywana
TurkishOrakgaga
Ukrainianірисор великий