Bycanistes

Taxobox
name = "Bycanistes"

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image_caption = "Bycanistes subcylindricus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Coraciiformes
familia = Bucerotidae
genus = "Bycanistes"
genus_authority = Cabanis & Heine, 1860
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "5-6, see text."
synonyms=

"Bycanistes" is a genus of medium to large, primarly frugivorous hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in the forests and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. They have often been included in the genus "Ceratogymna", but today most authorities consider them separate. All species in this genus have a black and white plumage. The plumage of the sexes is similar, but the casque of the male is larger than that of the female.

pecies

* Piping Hornbill ("Bycanistes fistulator").
* Trumpeter Hornbill ("Bycanistes bucinator").
* Brown-cheeked Hornbill ("Bycanistes cylindricus").
** White-thighed Hornbill ("Bycanistes (cylindricus) albotibialis").
* Black-and-white-casqued (or Grey-cheeked) Hornbill ("Bycanistes subcylindricus").
* Silvery-cheeked Hornbill ("Bycanistes brevis).

References

* Kemp, A. C. (2001). Family Bucerotidae (Hornbills). Pp. 436-523 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. (2001). "Handbook of the Birds of the World." Vol. 6. Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-30-X