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 2 years ago 23 sec 4.9 -
A female perched and calling three times Locality Hawassa, Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 1 December 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 4.8 -
A female scratching it´s head, and then preening. Locality West Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 20 February 2012 37 weeks ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A preening male, while a female calls on the background, before both of them flying away. Locality West Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 20 February 2012 37 weeks ago 18 sec 4.2 -
A male in a tree, preening. Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 7 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 7 years ago 35 sec 3.9
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Perched in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 15 January 2012 1 year ago 4.5 -
A pair in a tree
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
John A Thompson 15 January 2012 1 year ago 4.4 -
Silvery-cheeked hornbill's profile
Locality Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
zari 13 October 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
An adult male feeding on figs.
Locality Mount Kenya National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Steve Garvie 7 July 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
An adult male perched high in a tree.
Locality Wondo Genet, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 19 January 2009 17 weeks ago 4 -
Portrait of the adult female.
Locality Paultons Park, Ower, Hampshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 14 May 2011 1 year ago 4
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Calls by a female. Locality West Usambara, Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
(Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 20 February 2012 15 weeks ago 4
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