It is a medium-sized bird, 50–54 centimetres (20–21 in) in length, and is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible. In females, the casque is smaller. The crowned hornbill can be distinguished from the similar Bradfield's hornbill by its shorter beak.
Habitatedit
The crowned hornbill is a common resident of the coastal and riverine forests of southern (only the eastern coast) to northeastern Africa.
Dietedit
It forages mainly in trees, where it feeds on insects (often caught in flight), small rodents, small reptiles, eggs, seeds and fruits. This hornbill species can be seen in flocks, usually in the dry season. Four to five white eggs are incubated for 25 to 30 days; the juveniles remain with both parents for about 8 weeks.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Lophoceros alboterminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682396A92943440. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682396A92943440.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Gordon Lindsay Maclean, Robert's Birds of South Africa, 6th Edition ISBN0-620-17583-4
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crowned, hornbill, crowned, hornbill, lophoceros, alboterminatus, african, hornbill, adult, male, ndumo, game, reserve, kwazulu, natal, south, africaconservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, c. The crowned hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus is an African hornbill Crowned hornbillAdult male at Ndumo Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal South AfricaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder BucerotiformesFamily BucerotidaeGenus LophocerosSpecies L alboterminatusBinomial nameLophoceros alboterminatusButtikofer 1889 approximate distribution range extends to the southern Cape SynonymsLophoceros alboterminatus Contents 1 Description 2 Habitat 3 Diet 4 References 5 External linksDescription editIt is a medium sized bird 50 54 centimetres 20 21 in in length and is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings The tips of the long tail feathers are white The eyes are yellow the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible In females the casque is smaller The crowned hornbill can be distinguished from the similar Bradfield s hornbill by its shorter beak Habitat editThe crowned hornbill is a common resident of the coastal and riverine forests of southern only the eastern coast to northeastern Africa Diet editIt forages mainly in trees where it feeds on insects often caught in flight small rodents small reptiles eggs seeds and fruits This hornbill species can be seen in flocks usually in the dry season Four to five white eggs are incubated for 25 to 30 days the juveniles remain with both parents for about 8 weeks References edit BirdLife International 2016 Lophoceros alboterminatus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22682396A92943440 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22682396A92943440 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Gordon Lindsay Maclean Robert s Birds of South Africa 6th Edition ISBN 0 620 17583 4External links edit 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 Crowned hornbill amp oldid 1169699025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
