Table of Contents
25 relations: Basionym, Benin, Binomial nomenclature, Biological specificity, Côte d'Ivoire, Central Park Zoo, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Covert feather, Eastern long-tailed hornbill, Forest, Ghana, Guinea, Harry C. Oberholser, Horizocerus, Hornbill, John Cassin, Latin, Liberia, Saint Paul River, San Diego Zoo, Sierra Leone, Species description, Subspecies, Togo, West Africa.
- Horizocerus
Basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses.
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Benin
Benin (Bénin, Benɛ, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.
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Binomial nomenclature
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.
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Biological specificity
Biological specificity is the tendency of a characteristic such as a behavior or a biochemical variation to occur in a particular species.
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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire, also known as Ivory Coast and officially known as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.
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Central Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a zoo located at the southeast corner of Central Park in New York City.
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Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857) was a French naturalist and ornithologist, and a nephew of Napoleon.
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Covert feather
A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts (or tectrices), which cover other feathers.
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Eastern long-tailed hornbill
The eastern long-tailed hornbill (Horizocerus cassini) is a species of bird in the hornbill family Bucerotidae found in humid forests of West Africa. Western long-tailed hornbill and eastern long-tailed hornbill are Horizocerus.
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Forest
A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees.
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Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa.
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Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa.
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Harry C. Oberholser
Harry Church Oberholser (June 25, 1870 – December 25, 1963) was an American ornithologist.
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Horizocerus
Horizocerus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, that are native to West Africa. Western long-tailed hornbill and Horizocerus are Coraciiformes stubs.
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Hornbill
Hornbills are birds found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia of the family Bucerotidae.
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John Cassin
John Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist from Pennsylvania.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.
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Saint Paul River
The Saint Paul River is a river of western Africa.
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San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is a zoo in San Diego, California, housing over 12,000 animals of more than 680 species and subspecies on of Balboa Park.
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, (also,; Salone) officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa.
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Species description
A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.
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Subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.
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Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa.
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West Africa
West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R.
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See also
Horizocerus
- Eastern dwarf hornbill
- Eastern long-tailed hornbill
- Horizocerus
- Western dwarf hornbill
- Western long-tailed hornbill
References
Also known as Berenicornis albocristatus, Horizocerus albocristatus, Long-tailed Hornbill, Tockus albocristatus, Tropicranus, Tropicranus albocristatus, White-crested Hornbill.