| Bucerotiformes |
| Birds are a very large family of animals, so many, that they are broken down into groups by order, according to the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy- a new and increasingly approved taxonomy based on DNA analysis, as opposed to the older taxonomy, which was more based on appearance, geography, and behavior. |
| Red-Billed Hornbill |
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Species:
Tockus erythrorhynchus Length: 42cm |
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Yeah, I know, this could be any bird... sorry about that. It's
the only picture of a hornbill that I got in Zambia. I got one other
in Tanzania. The bird is omnivorous- the meat-eating consisting of insects. They live primarily on the ground, and are fairly common in sub-Saharan Africa. |
