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Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831) is a animal in the Bucerotidae family, order Bucerotiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831) (Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831))
Animalia

Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831)

Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831)

Bushy-crested hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus) is a group-living hornbill found across Southeast Asia, with unique female nesting behavior.

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Family
Genus
Anorrhinus
Order
Bucerotiformes
Class
Aves

About Anorrhinus galeritus (Temminck, 1831)

Scientific Classification

The bushy-crested hornbill, scientifically named Anorrhinus galeritus, is a bird species that belongs to the hornbill family.

Geographic Distribution

This species is distributed across Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.

Natural Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Social Structure

It typically lives in social groups.

Nesting Behavior

Females of this species display a distinct nesting behavior: during incubation, they remain alone inside a tree hole covered with mud, and other group members bring food to them from outside the hole.

Photo: (c) Christian Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christian Schwarz · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Bucerotiformes Bucerotidae Anorrhinus

More from Bucerotidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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