Bycanistes is a genus of medium to large, primarily frugivorous hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in the forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa. They have often been included in the genus Ceratogymna, but today most authorities consider them separate. All species in this genus have black and white plumage. The plumage of the sexes is similar, but the casque of the male is larger than that of the female.
Recent genetic data shows that Bycanistes is the sister taxon to ground hornbills, this clade having diverged from the rest of the hornbill lineage early on.[2]Bycanistes is thought to represent an early African lineage, while the remaining Bucerotiformes evolved in Asia.
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda
forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa
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^"Bucerotidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
^Woodruff, D. S. & Srikwan, S. 2011. Molecular genetics and the conservation of hornbills in fragmented landscapes. In Poonswad, P. (ed) The Asian Hornbills: Ecology and Conservation. National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Bangkok, pp. 257-264.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
Kemp, A. C. (2001). "Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills)". pp. 436–523 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (2001). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN84-87334-30-X
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bycanistes, genus, medium, large, primarily, frugivorous, hornbills, family, bucerotidae, found, forests, woodlands, saharan, africa, they, have, often, been, included, genus, ceratogymna, today, most, authorities, consider, them, separate, species, this, genu. Bycanistes is a genus of medium to large primarily frugivorous hornbills family Bucerotidae found in the forests and woodlands of Sub Saharan Africa They have often been included in the genus Ceratogymna but today most authorities consider them separate All species in this genus have black and white plumage The plumage of the sexes is similar but the casque of the male is larger than that of the female Bycanistes Black and white casqued hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Bucerotiformes Family Bucerotidae Genus BycanistesCabanis amp Heine 1860 Type species Buceros bucinator 1 Temminck 1824 Species 5 6 see text Recent genetic data shows that Bycanistes is the sister taxon to ground hornbills this clade having diverged from the rest of the hornbill lineage early on 2 Bycanistes is thought to represent an early African lineage while the remaining Bucerotiformes evolved in Asia Species editThe genus contains the following six species 3 Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution nbsp Bycanistes fistulator Piping hornbill Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola nbsp Bycanistes bucinator Trumpeter hornbill Burundi Mozambique Botswana Congo Kenya the Caprivi strip of Namibia and eastern South Africa nbsp Bycanistes cylindricus Brown cheeked hornbill Ivory Coast Ghana Guinea Liberia Sierra Leone and Togo nbsp Bycanistes albotibialis White thighed hornbill Angola Benin Cameroon Central African Republic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Nigeria Sudan and Uganda nbsp Bycanistes subcylindricus Black and white casqued hornbill western Kenya to Cote d Ivoire with an isolated population in north Angola nbsp Bycanistes brevis Silvery cheeked hornbill forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South AfricaReferences edit Bucerotidae aviansystematics org The Trust for Avian Systematics Retrieved 2023 07 26 Woodruff D S amp Srikwan S 2011 Molecular genetics and the conservation of hornbills in fragmented landscapes In Poonswad P ed The Asian Hornbills Ecology and Conservation National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Bangkok pp 257 264 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds December 2023 Mousebirds Cuckoo Roller trogons hoopoes hornbills IOC World Bird List Version 14 1 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 9 January 2024 Kemp A C 2001 Family Bucerotidae Hornbills pp 436 523 in del Hoyo J Elliott A amp Sargatal J eds 2001 Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 6 Mousebirds to Hornbills Lynx Edicions Barcelona ISBN 84 87334 30 X nbsp This Coraciiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bycanistes amp oldid 1194562814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
