Horizocerus

Horizocerus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa.

Horizocerus
White-crested hornbill, Horizocerus albocristatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Horizocerus
Oberholser, 1899
Species

See text.

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Horizocerus hartlaubiBlack dwarf hornbillAngola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Horizocerus albocristatusWhite-crested hornbillCentral and West Africa.
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References

  • Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Robert's Birds of South Africa, 6th Edition


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