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  2. Hornbill - Wikipedia

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    Hornbill was used as the official mascot of one of Malaysia's political parties, the Democratic Action Party. The Rhinoceros hornbill is the official state animal of Sarawak, a Malaysian state located in Borneo. The great hornbill, a member of the hornbill family, is the official state bird of Kerala, an Indian state. The species is rated ...

  3. List of hornbills - Wikipedia

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    Female great hornbill Hornbills are birds in the families Bucerotidae and Bucorvidae. There are currently 62 extant species of hornbills recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union, two in Bucorvidae and 60 in Bucerotidae. Many species of fossil hornbills are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries. Conventions ...

  4. Great hornbill - Wikipedia

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    The great hornbill is a large bird, 95–130 cm (37–51 in) long, with a 152 cm (60 in) wingspan and a weight of 2 to 4 kg (4.4 to 8.8 lb). The average weight of 7 males is 3 kg (6.6 lb) whereas that of 3 females is 2.59 kg (5.7 lb). [9] It is the heaviest, but not the longest, Asian hornbill.

  5. African grey hornbill - Wikipedia

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    Juvenile bird (L. n. epirhinus) in the Kruger National Park, which lacks the mature bill shape and colours of adults. At 45–51 cm (18–20 in) in length, the African grey hornbill is a large bird, although it is one of the smaller hornbills. Its plumage is grey and brown, with the head, flight feathers and long tail being of a darker shade.

  6. Southern ground hornbill - Wikipedia

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    The southern ground hornbill is an obligate cooperative breeder, with each breeding pair always assisted by at least two other birds. Experiments in captivity [ 20 ] have found that birds without six years experience as helpers at the nest are unable to breed successfully if they do become breeders.

  7. List of birds of Botswana - Wikipedia

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    Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured. Crowned hornbill, Lophoceros alboterminatus (A) Bradfield's hornbill, Lophoceros bradfieldi; African gray hornbill, Lophoceros nasutus

  8. Red-billed hornbill - Wikipedia

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    The red-billed hornbills are a group of hornbills found in the savannas and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa.They are now usually split into five species, the northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus), western red-billed hornbill (T. kempi), Tanzanian red-billed hornbill (T. ruahae), southern red-billed hornbill (T. rufirostris) and Damara red-billed hornbill (T. damarensis), but ...

  9. Malabar grey hornbill - Wikipedia

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    The Malabar grey hornbill is a large bird, but at 45 to 58 cm (18 to 23 in) in length it is still the smallest of the Asian hornbills. It has a 23 cm (9.1 in) tail and pale or yellowish to orange bill. [ 3 ]