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Lophoceros
''Lophoceros'' is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Lophoceros'' was introduced in 1833 by the German naturalists Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg to accommodate ''Buceros, Lophoceros, forskålii''. This is now considered as a junior synonym of the nominate subspecies of the African grey hornbill (''Lophoceros nasutus nasutus''). The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''lophos'' meaning "crest" with ''kerōs'' meaning "horn". The species now placed in this genus were formerly included in the genus ''Tockus ''Tockus'' is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa. Description Hornbills in the genus ''Tockus'' are medium-sized African birds with triangular shaped curved bills. They can be found in tropical an ...''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that ''Tockus'' was divided by a deep phylogenetic split into two major grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophoceros
''Lophoceros'' is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa. Taxonomy The genus ''Lophoceros'' was introduced in 1833 by the German naturalists Wilhelm Hemprich and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg to accommodate ''Buceros, Lophoceros, forskålii''. This is now considered as a junior synonym of the nominate subspecies of the African grey hornbill (''Lophoceros nasutus nasutus''). The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ''lophos'' meaning "crest" with ''kerōs'' meaning "horn". The species now placed in this genus were formerly included in the genus ''Tockus ''Tockus'' is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa. Description Hornbills in the genus ''Tockus'' are medium-sized African birds with triangular shaped curved bills. They can be found in tropical an ...''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that ''Tockus'' was divided by a deep phylogenetic split into two major grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucerotidae
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 coloured 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 first and second neck vertebrae (the atlas and axis respectively) are fused together; this probably provides a more stable platform for carrying the bill. The family is omnivorous, feeding on fruit and small animals. They are monogamous breeders nesting in natural cavities in trees and sometimes cliffs. A number of mainly insular species of hornbill with small ranges are threatened with extinction, namely in Southeast Asia. In the Neotropical realm, toucans occupy the hornbills' ecological niche, an example of convergent evolution. Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Grey Hornbill
The African grey hornbill (''Lophoceros nasutus'') is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine 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. Taxonomy In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the African grey hornbill in the fourth volume of his ''Ornithologie'' based on a specimen collected in Senegal. He used the French name ''Le calao à bec noir du Sénégal'' and the Latin name ''Hydrocorax Senegalensis Melanorynchos''.binomial system< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowned Hornbill
The crowned hornbill (''Lophoceros alboterminatus'') is an African hornbill. Description It is a medium-sized bird, in length, and is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible. In females, the casque is smaller. The crowned hornbill can be distinguished from the similar Bradfield's hornbill by its shorter beak. Habitat The crowned hornbill is a common resident of the coastal and riverine forests of southern (only the eastern coast) to northeastern Africa. Diet It forages mainly in trees, where it feeds on insects (often caught in flight), small rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...s, small reptiles, eg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradfield's Hornbill
Bradfield's hornbill (''Lophoceros bradfieldi'') is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, 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 insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three ...s, nuts and small reptiles. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882-1949). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophoceros Bradfieldi
Bradfield's hornbill (''Lophoceros bradfieldi'') is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, 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). References External links * Bradfield's hornbill Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds {{Taxonbar, from=Q27074809 Bradfield's hornbill Bradfield's hornbill Birds of Southern Africa Bradfield's hornbill Bradfield's hornbill (''Loph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
The red-billed dwarf hornbill (''Lophoceros camurus'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae 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 coloured and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandibl .... It is distributed across the African tropical rainforest. References red-billed dwarf hornbill Birds of the African tropical rainforest red-billed dwarf hornbill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Coraciiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pale-billed Hornbill
The pale-billed hornbill (''Lophoceros pallidirostris'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Angola, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. References pale-billed hornbill Birds of Southern Africa pale-billed hornbill The pale-billed hornbill (''Lophoceros pallidirostris'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Angola, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a ... Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Coraciiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemprich's Hornbill
Hemprich's hornbill (''Lophoceros hemprichii'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda. Habitat As observed in the Degua Tembien district of north Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ..., the bird is found in bushland, scrubland and dense secondary forest, often near cliffs, gorges or water. References External linksOiseauxPictures Hemprich's hornbill Birds of East Africa Birds of the Horn of Africa Hemprich's hornbill Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Coraciiformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Pied Hornbill
The African pied hornbill (''Lophoceros fasciatus'') is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. The African pied hornbill is a common resident breeder in much of equatorial Africa, from The Gambia to western Uganda and northern Angola. This is a bird of mainly forest habitats. The female lays up to four white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off during incubation with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. Morphology and subspecies This is a large bird, in length. It has mainly black plumage, with white belly and tail tip. The long, curved black and yellow bill has a medium-sized casque. The sexes are similar, but the female has a smaller casque. Immature birds are duller, have a smaller bill, and no casque. The flight is undulating. *''L. f. fasciatus'': Nigeria (east of Niger River) to Angola, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tockus Nasutus -near Sawela Lodge, Lake Naivasha, Kenya -female-8
''Tockus'' is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa. Description Hornbills in the genus ''Tockus'' are medium-sized African birds with triangular shaped curved bills. They can be found in tropical and sub-tropical African grasslands, forests and savannahs. They all have long tail feathers which are black on the exterior and white on the interior. Species * Monteiro's hornbill (''Tockus monteiri'') * Red-billed hornbill group ** Northern red-billed hornbill (''Tockus erythrorhynchus'') ** Damara red-billed hornbill (''Tockus damarensis'') ** Southern red-billed hornbill (''Tockus rufirostris'') ** Tanzanian red-billed hornbill (''Tockus ruahae'') ** Western red-billed hornbill (''Tockus kempi'') * Yellow-billed hornbill group ** Southern yellow-billed hornbill (''Tockus leucomelas'') ** Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (''Tockus flavirostris'') * Von der Decken's hornbill Von der Decken's hornbill (''Tockus deckeni'') is a hornb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
