NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
African grey hornbill (Tockus nasutus nasutus) male, Senegal
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Open encyclopedia reference
The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical birds found in the Old World. It is a widespread resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The African grey hornbill has escaped or been deliberately released into Florida, USA, but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes.
Wikipedia contributors, African grey hornbill; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:20:42.078522+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- African Gray 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 nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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 |
| Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930) | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tockus nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Linnaeus, 1766) | 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=1174546 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.
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:8VDSS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.