List of Birds of Nepal - 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 5 species which occur in Nepal.

  • Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
  • Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
  • Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
  • Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
  • Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis

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