Wood Hoopoes

Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

The Common Scimitarbill (Rhinopomastus cyanomelas) is a 27 g grassland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Wood Hoopoes

Order

Bucerotiformes

Weight

27 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

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