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Western long-tailed hornbill

Index Western long-tailed hornbill

The western long-tailed hornbill (Horizocerus albocristatus) is a species of hornbill (family Bucerotidae) found in humid forests of West Africa. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 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.

  2. 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

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_long-tailed_hornbill

Also known as Berenicornis albocristatus, Horizocerus albocristatus, Long-tailed Hornbill, Tockus albocristatus, Tropicranus, Tropicranus albocristatus, White-crested Hornbill.