NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bradfield's hornbill (Lophoceros bradfieldi) is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, 50–57 cm (20–22 in) in length, characterized by black back and wings and a white belly. The tip feathers of the long tail are white. Females are smaller than males and can be recognized by turquoise facial skin. The eyes are yellow and the beak is red. The beak is long and presents no casque.
This is an uncommon resident of the mopane woodlands and mixed thorn fields of northeastern Namibia (especially on the Waterberg plateau), northern Botswana, southern Angola and eastern Zimbabwe. They feed on fruits, large insects, nuts and small reptiles.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882-1949).
Wikipedia contributors, Bradfield's hornbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:43:13.029406+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophoceros bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930)
- Name authority
- (Roberts, 1930)
- Common name
- Bradfield's Hornbill
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Lophoceros
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderBucerotiformes
- familyBucerotidae
- genusLophoceros Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1833
- speciesLophoceros bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lophoceros. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889 | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurus (Cassin, 1857) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) | BucerotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tockus bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930) (Roberts, 1930) | synonym |
| Rhyncaceros bradfieldi Roberts, 1930 Roberts, 1930 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1174542 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8VDSN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.