Bucerotidae

Ocyceros birostris Photo by Sreya Dutta (Flickr) Common name:Indian grey hornbill (en); calau-cinzento-indiano (pt); calao de Gingi (fr); cálao gis indio (es); keilschwanztoko (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of India and northwards into north-eastern Pakistan, southern Nepal and north-western Bangladesh.Size:These birds are 50-60 cm long and weigh 240-375 g.Habitat:The Indian grey hornbill…

Penelopides panini Photo by Lorenzo Vinciguerra (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Visayan hornbill (en); calau-de-Visayan (pt); calao tarictic (fr); cálao chico de Panay (es); Visayan-tariktikhornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found in Panay, including the offshore islands of Sicogon and Pan de Azucar, Guimaras, Negros, Masbate and Ticao.Size:These small…

Tockus nasutus Photo by Carmelo López (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:African grey hornbill (en); calau-cinzento (pt); calao à bec noir (fr); toco piquinegro (es); grautoko (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from south-western Mauritania and Guinea east to southern Sudan and Ethiopia, and south Namibia, Botswana and north-eastern South Africa. They are…

Anthracoceros albirostris Photo by Mario Widmer (Wikipedia) Common name:oriental pied hornbill (en); calau-de-faces-brancas (pt); calao pie (fr); cálao cariblanco (es); orienthornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in south-east Asia, from northern and north-eastern India, through Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar, and into extreme southern China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra,…