9 Things About Hornbills

1. Hornbills are famous for their huge bills, flattened and curved, with toothed edges and bony helmets over the upper jaw. These large birds have a common origin with the hoopoes. Today, hornbills inhabit only tropical Africa and Asia, but the oldest known species, the Geiseloceros robustus,... [ read more >> ]

Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

Southern  ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)

Red billed dwarf hornbill (Tockus camurus)

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Red billed dwarf hornbill (Tockus camurus)