List of Birds of Burma - 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 Burma.

  • Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
  • Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
  • Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil
  • Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus austeni
  • Rusty-cheeked Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli
  • Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
  • White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus
  • Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
  • Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus
  • Plain-pouched Hornbill Aceros subruficollis

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