Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill - BirdForum Opus

Photo by MURAMURA
Mpanga Forest, Mpigi, Central Uganda, November 2006

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Ceratogymna subcylindrica

Identification

Length 75 cm.

A large black-and-white hornbill.

Similar Species

Similar to the Brown-cheeked Hornbill and White-thighed Hornbill, but the central tail feathers are black to the tip.

Distribution

Tropical Africa; disjunct from Ivory Coast to Uganda and northern Angola.

Taxonomy

Sometimes included in genus Ceratogymna.

Subspecies^[1]

Bycanistes subcylindricus has two subspecies:

• B. s. subcylindricus:

• Ivory Coast to Nigeria (west of Niger River)

• B. s. subquadratus:

• Nigeria (east of Niger River) to western Kenya, Burundi and Angola

Habitat

Forest edge, gallery forest and tall trees in secondary growth, evergreen forests and savanna.

Behaviour

Breeding

They nest in tree cavities. 2 eggs are laid.

Diet

The diet includes figs, fruits, insects and small animals found in the trees.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Sinclair I & Ryan P. 2003. Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0620207299

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-and-white-casqued_Hornbill

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