Bucerotidae

Bucorvus leadbeateri Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:southern ground-hornbill (en); calau-gigante (pt); bucorve du Sud (fr); cálao terrícola (es); kaffernhornrabe (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found from Kenya and Tanzania, through southern D.R. Congo and Zambia and into Angola, Mozambique and eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 90-102 cm long. The females are…

Bycanistes brevis (Photo from Wikipedia) Common name:silvery-cheeked hornbill (en); calau-de-crista (pt); calao à joues argent (fr); cálao cariplateado (es); silberwangenhorvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is patchily distributed from northern Ethiopia, through Kenya and Tanzania and into central Mozambique and Zimbabwe.Size:These birds are 60-75 cm long and weigh 1-1,5 kg.Habitat:The silvery-cheeked hornbill is found in mountain…

Bycanistes bucinator Photo by Marco Valentini (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:trumpeter hornbill (en); calau-trompeteiro (pt); calao trompette (fr); cálao trompetero (es); trompeterhornvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order CoraciiformesFamily BucerotidaeRange:This species is found in East Africa, from Kenya to eastern South Africa, and west, through southern D.R. Congo and Zambia, into Angola.Size:This medium-sized hornbill is 58-65 cm long and has…

Tockus erythrorhynchus Photo by Stuart Burns (Wikipedia) Common name: red-billed hornbill (en); calau-de-bico-vermelho (pt); calao à bec rouge (fr); toco piquirrojo (es); rotschnabeltoko (de) Taxonomy: Order Coraciiformes Family Bucerotidae Range: This species is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania, Mali and Sudan all the way south to South Africa. Size: The red-billed hornbill is 42-50…