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
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
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 (2012). "Horizocerus hartlaubi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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