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Category:Buceros

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Genus: Buceros

[edit] Description

Three species of Hornbill from Asia.

  • Largest of the Asian Hornbills
  • Very large bill and casque
  • Bill and casque brightly coloured red, yellow or orange

[edit] Taxonomy

Buceros is a genus in the family Bucerotidae.
Helmeted Hornbill is sometimes included in this genus.


Genus Buceros view • edit
B. rhinoceros Rhinoceros Hornbill
B. bicornis Great Hornbill
B. hydrocorax Rufous Hornbill

[edit] References

  1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306

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