Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) - HBW 6, p. 520
French: Calao à joues argent
German: Silberwangen-Hornvogel
Spanish: Cálao Cariplateado
Taxonomy: Bycanistes cristatus brevis Friedmann, 1929, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania.
Genus sometimes merged with Ceratogymna. In past, N populations sometimes separated as race omissus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Ethiopian Highlands, SE Sudan and C Kenya S to E & S Tanzania and Malawi; and C Mozambique to SE Zimbabwe.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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small group not quite knowing what to do with a dead toad Locality Hawassa Fish Market, Hawassa, Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 3 November 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 4.8 -
A female perched and calling three times Locality Hawassa, Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 1 December 2007 3 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
A male in a tree, preening. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 5 years ago 29 sec 4 -
A pair in a tree, the male eating fruits. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 5 years ago 35 sec 3.9 -
A female in a tree, eating figs. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 5 years ago 37 sec 3.7 -
A male perched on a broken branch. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 5 years ago 39 sec 3.6
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Perched in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 15 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
A pair in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 15 January 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
An adult male feeding on figs.
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 7 July 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
Silvery-cheeked hornbill's profile
Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
zari 13 October 2011 11 weeks ago 4.1 -
Portrait of the adult female.
Locality Paultons Park, Ower, Hampshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 14 May 2011 7 weeks ago 4 -
Portrait of an adult female.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
gemma aznar 11 August 2010 1 year ago 4
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