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White-thighed hornbill
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Bycanistes
Species:
B. albotibialis
Binomial name
Bycanistes albotibialis
( Cabanis & Reichenow, 1877)
Synonyms

Bycanistes cylindricus albotibialis

The white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) is a species of hornbill. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the brown-cheeked hornbill.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Bycanistes albotibialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682609A92953893. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682609A92953893.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.