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Anorrhinus
Hornbill scrested male dscn7767
Bushy-crested Hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus)
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Coraciiformes
Family Bucerotidae
Genus Anorrhinus

Anorrhinus is a genus of hornbills in the Bucerotidae family. There found in forests of Southeast Asia (just barely extending into adjacent parts of India and China). They are social and typically seen in groups, but only the dominant pair are believed to breed, while other group members act as helpers.

Species[]

This genus is sometimes limited to the bushy-crested hornbill, in which case the two remaining species, which are sometimes considered conspecific, are placed in the genus Ptilolaemus.

Austen's Brown Hornbill (Jerdon, 1872) (Anorrhinus austeni)
Bushy-crested Hornbill (Temminck, 1831) (Anorrhinus galeritus)
Tickell's Brown Hornbill (Blyth, 1855) (Anorrhinus tickelli)
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