Bucerotidae Gallery

Carved Hornbill Skull

Casque of a helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) carved to depict a Chinese battle scene set in a town by a river. There also features a figure holding a flag bearing the Chinese w鮠character, which can be translated to mean literature and culture. 19th Century. From collection at Tring

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

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A young Hornbill at London Zoo, 1924 (b/w photo)

2962620 A young Hornbill at London Zoo, 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; A© Zoological Society of London ; British, out of copyright

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Silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis)

Silvery-cheeked hornbill (Bycanistes brevis), male head, close up. The bird is large, 75 to 80 cm long. The female's casque is greyish pink. Origin: mountains and coastal forest from Ethiopia to southern Mozambique

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