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Buceros
Sign in to saveBuceros, from Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), meaning "ox", and κέρας (kéras), meaning "horn", is a genus of large Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderBucerotiformes
- FamilyBucerotidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 21
- With media
- 18
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MNHN, NHMUK, UMZC, LACM, UPS
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
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Encyclopedic overview
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Buceros, from Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs), meaning "ox", and κέρας (kéras), meaning "horn", is a genus of large Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).
==Description== Hornbills in the genus Buceros include some of the largest arboreal hornbills in the world, with the largest being the great hornbill. All the hornbills in this genus have a large and hollow bony casque on their upper beak that can be useful to scientists and bird watchers to recognise their age, sex and species. Their wingspan can be up to 1.8 meters (6 foot) and they have the largest wingspan out of all the hornbills.
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