Piping hornbill
Species of bird
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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 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes.
| Piping hornbill | |
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| Individual with palm nut in its bill, at LUFASI Nature Park, Lagos, Nigeria | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Bycanistes |
| Species: | B. fistulator |
| Binomial name | |
| Bycanistes fistulator (Cassin, 1850) | |
Gallery
At Guinate Tropical Park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
At Birds of Eden aviary, South Africa
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