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Malabar Pied Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Malabar Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783)

Anthracoceros coronatus, the Malabar pied hornbill, is a large omnivorous hornbill native to India and Sri Lanka.

Black-casqued Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Black-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna atrata (Temminck, 1835)

Ceratogymna atrata, the black-casqued hornbill, is a large sexually dimorphic hornbill species with distinct physical and vocal traits.

Helmeted Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Helmeted Hornbill

Rhinoplax vigil (Pennant, 1781)

Rhinoplax vigil, the helmeted hornbill, is the longest hornbill species with a unique solid yellow casque and distinct plumage.

Knobbed Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Knobbed Hornbill

Rhyticeros cassidix (Temminck, 1823)

Rhyticeros cassidix, the knobbed hornbill, is an Indonesian endemic large black hornbill that acts as an important seed disperser.

Blyth's Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Blyth's Hornbill

Rhyticeros plicatus (J.R.Forster, 1781)

Rhyticeros plicatus, the Papuan hornbill, is a large hornbill found across New Guinea and nearby Melanesian islands.

Wreathed Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Wreathed Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus (Shaw, 1812)

Rhyticeros undulatus, the wreathed hornbill, is a medium-sized Asian forest hornbill with clear sexual dimorphism.

Wrinkled Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Wrinkled Hornbill

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus (Temminck, 1832)

Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus, the wrinkled hornbill, is an endangered forest hornbill found in Southeast Asia.

White-thighed Hornbill
Bucerotidae

White-thighed Hornbill

Bycanistes albotibialis (Cabanis & Reichenow, 1877)

Bycanistes albotibialis, the white-thighed hornbill, is an African hornbill sometimes treated as a subspecies of the brown-cheeked hornbill.

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis Friedmann, 1929

Bycanistes brevis Friedmann, 1929 is a large bird with distinct plumage markings, showing small sexual size differences in its beak casque.

Trumpeter Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator (Temminck, 1824)

Bycanistes bucinator, the trumpeter hornbill, is a gregarious medium-sized hornbill resident to tropical evergreen forests of southern and eastern Africa.

Piping Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator (Cassin, 1850)

Bycanistes fistulator, the piping hornbill, is a small black-and-white hornbill found in forests of Central and West Africa.

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus (P.L.Sclater, 1871)

Bycanistes subcylindricus, the black-and-white-casqued hornbill, is a moderately large African forest bird with distinctive plumage and a head casque.

Western Long-tailed Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Western Long-tailed Hornbill

Horizocerus albocristatus cassini (Finsch, 1903)

The western long-tailed hornbill is a non-threatened Bucerotidae species native to West African humid forests.

Crowned Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889

Lophoceros alboterminatus, the crowned hornbill, is a medium-sized African hornbill with distinct black-and-white plumage.

Bradfield's Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Bradfield's Hornbill

Lophoceros bradfieldi (Roberts, 1930)

Bradfield's hornbill, Lophoceros bradfieldi, is a medium-sized African hornbill that lives in southern African woodlands and feeds on plants and small animals.

Congo Pied Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Congo Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812)

Lophoceros fasciatus is a large bird species with distinct plumage, bill markings, and an undulating flight.

Hemprich's Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Hemprich's Hornbill

Lophoceros hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833)

Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) is a Bucerotidae hornbill found in multiple East and Northeast African countries, living in various woody habitats often near cliffs, gorges, or water.

African Gray Hornbill
Bucerotidae

African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Lophoceros nasutus, the African grey hornbill, is a medium-sized omnivorous hornbill widespread across sub-Saharan open woodland and savanna.

Congo Pied Hornbill
Bucerotidae

Congo Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus semifasciatus (Hartlaub, 1855)

Lophoceros fasciatus semifasciatus is a large African hornbill with distinct plumage and a casque on its bill.

White-crowned Hornbill
Bucerotidae

White-crowned Hornbill

Berenicornis comatus (Raffles, 1822)

Berenicornis comatus, the large black-and-white crested hornbill, lives in Southeast Asian lowland rainforests and plantations and is threatened by habitat loss.

Green Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculidae

Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus (J.F.Miller, 1784)

Phoeniculus purpureus, the green wood hoopoe, is an identifiable insect-eating bird with distinctive plumage and calls.

Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculidae

Violet Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus damarensis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1901)

Phoeniculus damarensis, the violet wood hoopoe, is a distinctively colored bird found in parts of Africa.

Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Phoeniculidae

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus minor (Rüppell, 1845)

Rhinopomastus minor is a small African bird classified as a species of least conservation concern.

Common Scimitarbill
Phoeniculidae

Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1819)

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas is an insect-eating species with distinct size, beak, and plumage traits across age and sex.

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