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Bucerotidae

Hornbills

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Containing group: Bucerotiformes

Other Names for Bucerotidae

References

Alexander, G. D., D. C. Houston, and M. Campbell. 1994. A possible acoustic function for the casque structure in hornbills (Bucerotidae). Journal of Zoology 233:57-67.

Kemp, A. C. 1995. The Hornbills (Order Bucerotiformes). Bird families of the World Series No 1. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Lum, S. and P. Poonswad, eds. 2005. The Ecology of Hornbills: Reproduction and Populations. Pimdee Karnpin, Bangkok.

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Scientific Name Anthracoceros albirostris
Location Umbai, Melaka, Malaysia
Comments Seen while driving on the coastal road towards Malacca. He flew from a padi field onto a roadside billboard and perched for about 5 minutes before flying off. Oriental Pied-Hornbill - male Anthracoceros albirostris 19th. April 2009 Distribution: avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&id=7E89D07803... 690V4724
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex Male
Source Oriental Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2009 Lip Kee Yap
Scientific Name Tockus leucomelas
Location Kruger National Park, South Africa
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Hornbill
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Copyright © 2004 Brian Scott
Scientific Name Buceros bicornis
Location captive at Cologne Zoo
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source koln78
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Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2005 Carina Ong
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