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Piping hornbill

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Bucerotidae/Bucorvidae

Scientific name
  
Bycanistes fistulator

Higher classification
  
Bycanistes

Order
  
Bucerotiformes

Genus
  
Bycanistes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Piping hornbill Image Bycanistes fistulator fistulator Piping Hornbill BioLibcz

Similar
  
Hornbill, Bird, Bycanistes, African pied hornbill, Red‑billed dwarf hornbill

The piping hornbill (Bycanistes fistulator) is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 centimetres (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes.

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References

Piping hornbill Wikipedia
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