Black-casqued hornbill

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Black-casqued hornbill
A pair at the Jardin d'Oiseaux Tropicaux, France
(female on left and male on right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Ceratogymna
Species:
C. atrata
Binomial name
Ceratogymna atrata
(Temminck, 1835)
Male black-casqued hornbill skeleton (Museum of Osteology)

The black-casqued hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata) or black-casqued wattled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is widely spread across the African tropical rainforest.[2]


Male and female black-casqued hornbill differ in physical appearance and are therefore an example of sexual dimorphism. The males are larger, have black feathers on their head, and have a larger casque. The females have brown hood of feathers.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ceratogymna atrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682621A92954110. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682621A92954110.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "African Bird Club".
  3. ^ "Black-casqued Hornbill - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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