Birds of India - Hornbills

Hornbills

Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Bucerotidae

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. There are 57 species worldwide and 10 species which occur in India.

  • Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus (E)
  • Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
  • Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
  • Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
  • Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
  • Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
  • Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
  • Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus
  • Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami

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