Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill

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Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill (<em>Horizocerus cassini</em>) is a species of Hornbills (<em>Bucerotidae</em>) in the order Hornbills and Allies.

Overview

Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill (Horizocerus cassini) is a species of Hornbills (Bucerotidae) in the order Hornbills and Allies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Horizocerus; binomial: Horizocerus cassini; authority: (Finsch, 1903).

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Monotypic Horizocerus cassini is split from essentially parapatric Horizocerus albocristatus on the basis of differences in plumage and bill markings (del Hoyo & Collar 2014; HBW/BirdLife).

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