#bucerotiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Rufous Hornbills (Buceros h. hydrocorax), family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes, Quezon, Philippines

photograph by Abadicio Albert

#hornbill #buceros #bucerotidae #bucerotiformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #asia

[alonglistofbirds]

[2889/11080] Damara red-billed hornbill - Tockus damarensis

Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae (hornbills)

Photo credit: Chris Wiley via Macaulay Library

#birds #Damara red-billed hornbill #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #Tockus #birds a to z #undescribed #25% - 50%

[weirdbabybirds]

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Source: Nashville Zoo

#my posts #buceros rhinoceros #buceros #bucerotidae #bucerotiformes

[birdblues]

Von der Decken’s Hornbill

#von der deckens hornbill #hornbill #Tockus deckeni #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #Tockus #bird #upl

[snototter]

A Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) in Namibia

by John Quine

#southern yellow billed hornbill #hornbills #birds #tockus leucomelas #tockus #Bucerotidae #Bucerotiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: namibia #wildlife: africa

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Great hornbills produce their own makeup! Males of this species spread yellow oil from their preen glands onto the white primary feathers and bill to attract females.

(Image: A male great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) by Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok via eBird)

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#great hornbill #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #asian hornbills #hornbills #birds #uncharismatic facts

[shiny-and-sparkling-birds]

Green Wood Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)

© Leon Oosthuizen

#green wood hoopoe #phoeniculus purpureus #phoeniculidae #bucerotiformes #leon oosthuizen #birds

[allblackbirds]

Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)

© Cheryl Ring

#southern ground hornbill #bucorvus leadbeateri #bucorvidae #bucerotiformes #cheryl ring #birds

[birdwatcher-sketches]

Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis)

© Rungsrit Kanjanavanit

#rufous-necked hornbill #aceros nipalensis #bucerotidae #bucerotiformes #rungsrit kanjanavanit #birds

[travelella]

Red-billed Hornbill - Memphis Zoo, Prentiss Place, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Common Name: Red-billed hornbill

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

Genus Species: Tockus erythrorhynchus

These birds can be found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabw

The red-bill lives in open savanna, woodland and thorn scrub in sub-Saharan Africa. It is an omnivore, eating fruit, insects and small animals. Hornbills are named because the shape of their bill reminded early people of cattle horns.

#Memphis Zoo #Prentiss Place #Memphis #Tennessee #USA #US #TNWildlife #Wildlife #Birds #Bird #United States #United States of America #North America #Red Billed Hornbill #Red-billed Hornbill #Zoo #Animalia #Chordata #Aves #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #Tockus erythrorhynchus

[dartxo]

"Buceros bicornis"

2018

Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)

#great hornbill #hornbill #bucerotiformes #birds #animals #animal art #wildlife #wildlife art #photoshop #art #artists on tumblr #mexican artist #autistic artist #dartxo

[herpsandbirds]

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), family Upupidae, order Bucerotiformes, Czech Republic

photograph by Martin Lacina

#upupa #upupidae #bucerotiformes #hoopoe #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #europe

[alonglistofbirds]

[1542/10977] Blyth's Hornbill - Rhyticeros plicatus

Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidae (hornbills)

Photo credit: Dana Cameron via Macaulay Library

#birds #Blyth's Hornbill #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #Rhyticeros #birds a to z #undescribed

[weirdbabybirds]

Silvery-Cheeked Hornbill

Source: Zooborns

#bucerotiformes #bucerotidae #bycanistes #bycanistes brevis #my posts

[birdblues]

Great Hornbill

#great hornbill #hornbill #Buceros bicornis #Bucerotiformes #Bucerotidae #Buceros #bird #upl

[snototter]

A pair of Southern yellow billed hornbills (Tockus leucomelas) court in Botswana

by Thomas Retterath

#southern yellow billed hornbill #hornbills #tockus leucomelas #tockus #bucerotidae #bucerotiformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: botswana #wildlife: africa