African grey hornbill

African grey hornbill
Male L. n. nasutus in Senegal
Female L. n. epirhinus in Namibia

Call of nominate subspecies, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Lophoceros
Species:
L. nasutus
Binomial name
Lophoceros nasutus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
  L. n. nasutus
  L. n. epirhinus
Synonyms
  • Buceros nasutus Linnaeus, 1766
  • Tockus nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. It is a widespread resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula.[2] The African grey hornbill has escaped or been deliberately released into Florida, USA, but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lophoceros nasutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682413A92944101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682413A92944101.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Joseph Michael Forshaw (1983). Kingfishers and Related Birds: Family Bucerotidae. Vol. 1–2. Lansdowne Editions. p. 77. ISBN 9780646221281.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)