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White-thighed Hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis)

White-thighed Hornbill

Bycanistes albotibialis

Least Concern

Overview

The white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) is a species of hornbill found across sub-Saharan Africa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, although it is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the brown-cheeked hornbill.

Habitat

This species is distributed across Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.

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Taxonomically, the white-thighed hornbill is sometimes grouped with the brown-cheeked hornbill as a subspecies rather than being treated as a distinct species.

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