Common Scimitarbill

Common Scimitarbill
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Phoeniculidae
Genus:	Rhinopomastus
Species:	R. cyanomelas
Binomial name
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1819)

The Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Rhinopomastus cyanomelas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.