Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderBucerotiformes (Hornbills and Hoopoes)
- FamilyPhoeniculidae (Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills)
- GenusRhinopomastus (Scimitarbills)
- SpeciesRhinopomastus cyanomelas (Common Scimitarbill)
The common scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
Green Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus purpureus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Scimitarbill at Selous Game Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there