Hornbills
Bucerotidae
The hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly colored and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Both the common English and the scientific name of the family refer to the shape of the bill, "buceros" being "cow horn" in Greek. Hornbills have a two-lobed kidney. They are the only birds in which the...
16 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 64 known species
Red-billed and Yellow-billed Hornbills
genusTockus
Asian Pied Hornbills and Allies
genusAnthracoceros
Whistling Hornbills
genusLophoceros
Asian Grey Hornbills
genusOcyceros
Ground Hornbills
genusBucorvus
Large Asian Hornbills
genusBuceros
Bycanistes Hornbills
genusBycanistes
Rhyticeros
genusRhyticeros
Rhabdotorrhinus
genusRhabdotorrhinus
Brown and Bushy-crested Hornbills
genusAnorrhinus
Tarictic Hornbills
genusPenelopides
Berenicornis
genusBerenicornis
Wattled Hornbills
genusCeratogymna
Aceros
genusAceros
Little and Long-tailed Hornbills
genusHorizocerus
Rhinoplax
genusRhinoplax
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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