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Genus: Lophoceros (8 species)


Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus) Range: AF: sw Ethiopia and s Somalia to n, w Angola and e South Africa Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Bradfield's Hornbill (Lophoceros bradfieldi) Range: AF: s Angola and n Namibia to w Zimbabwe


Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill (Lophoceros camurus) Range: AF: Sierra Leone to Ghana; s Nigeria to Uganda, Rwanda, c DR Congo and Gabon Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana
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Congo Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus) Range: AF: se Nigeria to n Angola and Uganda


Hemprich's Hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) Immature Male Range: AF: Eritrea, Ethiopia and n Somalia to Uganda and c Kenya Baringo Cliffs, Kenya
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Found in dry bush in rocky areas and cliffs, and nests in stone fissures. Male has red bill, female black.


African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus epirhinus) Female Range: AF: widespread Kilaguni, Coast, Kenya
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Slender. Female has red-tipped bill.


Pale-billed Hornbill (Lophoceros pallidirostris) Range: AF: Angola and s DR Congo to Tanzania and Mozambique Dzalanyama, Malawi
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West African Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus) Range: AF: Senegal and Gambia to s Nigeria Kakum Canopy Walkway, Ghana
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