Hornbill
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Hornbills are birds found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia of the family Bucerotidae. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and
Great hornbill Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar
Illustration of Hornbills, c.1835-1840
The brightest colours on most hornbills, like this pair of knobbed hornbills, are found on the beaks and bare skin of the face and throat.
Close-up of great hornbill
Helmeted hornbill
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The helmeted hornbill is a very large bird in the hornbill family. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand and Myanmar. The casque accounts for some 11% of its 3 kg weight. Unlik
Hornbill
…hornbill (Buceros bicornis) and, probably the longest of all (perhaps exceeding 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)) thanks in part to its extended tail feathers, the helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil). Males are always bigger than the females, though the extent to which this is true varies according to species. The extent of sexual…
Helmeted Hornbill
Illustration of a mature male bird, distinguishable by its casque shape and red throat area
19th-century Japanese belt ornament in hornbill ivory, showing natural preen gland colouring
Pharomachrus antisianus 1847