Horizocerus
White-crested hornbill, Horizocerus albocristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Horizocerus
Oberholser, 1899
Species

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Horizocerus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, that are native to West Africa.

Species

The genus contains the following four species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Horizocerus hartlaubiWestern dwarf hornbillsouth Guinea and south Sierra Leone to Gabon and the Congo Basin west of the Congo River
Horizocerus grantiEastern dwarf hornbillDemocratic Republic of the Congo and east central Congo to west Uganda
Horizocerus albocristatusWestern long-tailed hornbillGuinea to Benin in West Africa
Horizocerus cassiniEastern long-tailed hornbillNigeria to north Angola and west Uganda

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2024.


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