Hemprich's hornbill
In Ethiopia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Lophoceros
Species:
L. hemprichii
Binomial name
Lophoceros hemprichii
(Ehrenberg, 1833)
Synonyms

Tockus hemprichii

Hemprich's hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda.

Habitat

As observed in the Degua Tembien district of north Ethiopia, the bird is found in bushland, scrubland and dense secondary forest, often near cliffs, gorges or water.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Lophoceros hemprichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22682409A130080934. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22682409A130080934.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.


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