Parvclass Coraciae
Order GALBULIFORMES:
Family GALBULIDAE:
Galbalcyrhynchus leucotis WHITE-EARED
JACAMAR. Riverine forest, edge, second growth. Lowlands to
500 m e of the Andes in e,se Colombia, e Ecuador and ne Peru.
Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus CHESTNUT
JACAMAR. Riverine forest. E of Andes in e,se Peru, n Bolivia
and w Amazonian Brazil.
Brachygalba salmoni DUSKY-BACKED
JACAMAR. Humid forest, edge, especially near streams. Lowlands
to 600 m of e Panama and nw Colombia.
Brachygalba goeringi PALE-HEADED
JACAMAR. Open woodland, second growth, deciduous forest, savanna
edge, thickets. Lowlands to 1100 m e of Andes in nw,nc Venezuela
and ne Colombia.
Brachygalba lugubris BROWN JACAMAR.
Forest, second growth, thickets. Lowlands to 1200 m e of Andes from
e Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s to e Peru, n Bolivia and Brazil.
Brachygalba albogularis WHITE-THROATED
JACAMAR. Riverine forest. Lowlands e of Andes along border
of e Peru, n Bolivia and w Amazonian Brazil.
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla THREE-TOED
JACAMAR. Open woodland. Lowlands of se Brazil.
Galbula albirostris YELLOW-BILLED
JACAMAR. Humid forest, edge. Lowlands to 1300 m e of Andes
from e Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s to e Peru and Amazonian Brazil.
Galbula cyanicollis BLUE-NECKED
JACAMAR. Humid forest, edge. Lowlands in ne Peru and Brazil.
Sometimes treated as a subspecies of albirostris.
Galbula ruficauda RUFOUS-TAILED JACAMAR. Humid forest, edge, second growth, scrub, woodland, especially near water.
G. r. melanogenia. Lowlands to 1500
m on Gulf-Caribbean slope (exc. Yucatán and Quintana Roo) from Veracruz
and n Oaxaca s to Nicaragua, on both slopes of Costa Rica (exc. nw) and
w Panama; e Panama, w Colombia and w Ecuador.
Often considered to be a separate species, but
intergrades with ruficauda in e Panama and nw Colombia.
G. r. ruficauda. N,e Colombia, Venezuela
(exc. extreme s), Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, French Guiana and extreme n
Brazil in Roraima.
G. r. rufoviridis. Brazil s of the
Amazon to Mato Grosso and Paraná, n,e Bolivia, Paraguay and ne Argentina
in Misiones.
Galbula galbula GREEN-TAILED JACAMAR.
Humid forest, edge, second-growth woodland, usually near water. Lowlands
to 500 m e of Andes from e Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s to n Brazil.
Galbula pastazae COPPERY-CHESTED
JACAMAR. Humid forest. Foothills, 1000-2100 m in se Colombia
(se Nariño) and e Ecuador.
Galbula tombacea WHITE-CHINNED JACAMAR.
Riverine forest. Lowlands to 1200 m e of Andes from se Colombia s
through e Ecuador to e Peru and w Amazonian Brazil.
Galbula cyanescens BLUISH-FRONTED
JACAMAR. Riverine forest. Lowlands in e Peru, n Bolivia and
w Amazonian Brazil.
Galbula chalcothorax PURPLISH JACAMAR.
Riverine forest, second growth. Lowlands to 1000 m e of Andes in
s Colombia, e Peru, n Bolivia and sw Amazonian Brazil. Formerly included
in leucogastra.
Galbula leucogastra BRONZY JACAMAR.
Riverine forest, second growth. Lowlands to 1000 m e of Andes in
s Venezuela, Guianas and w Amazonian Brazil.
Galbula dea PARADISE JACAMAR.
Riverine forest, edge, savanna edge, upland woodland. Lowlands to
1100 m e of Andes from se Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s through e
Ecuador and e Peru to n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil from upper R. Negro
and upper R. Juruá e to Amapá and e Pará and s to
Mato Grosso.
Jacamerops aureus GREAT JACAMAR.
Riverine forest. Lowlands to 1000 m in Costa Rica, Panama, and from
nw,nc,se Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s, w of Andes to w Ecuador and
e of Andes through e Ecuador and e Peru to n Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.
Family BUCCONIDAE:
The genera Notharcus and Nystalus are often included
in Bucco.
Notharchus macrorhynchos WHITE-NECKED
PUFFBIRD. Open woodland, second growth, savanna. Lowlands to
1200 m from wc Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, s Campeche and Quintana Roo s
along both slopes of C. America to Panama, and from n Colombia, Venezuela
and Guianas s, w of Andes to w Ecuador and e of Andes to e Peru, n,e Bolivia
and Amazonian Brazil; in Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil.
Notharchus pectoralis BLACK-BREASTED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest, edge. Lowlands to 1000 m in c,e Panama,
w,n Colombia and nw Ecuador.
Notharchus ordii BROWN-BANDED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest. Lowlands to 500 m in s Venzuela, n,wc Amazonian Brazil
in e Amazonas w to Tefé and upper Rio Urucu, and in wc Pará;
n Bolivia (Pando).
Notharchus tectus PIED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest edge, woodland, savanna, usually near water. Lowlands
to 1000 m in Caribbean Costa Rica, Panama, and from w,nc,se Colombia, s
Venezuela and Guianas s, w of Andes to w Ecuador and e of Andes to e Ecuador,
e Peru, extreme ne Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil.
Bucco macrodactylus CHESTNUT-CAPPED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest edge, second growth. Lowlands to 1000
m e of Andes from e Colombia and s Venezuela s through e Ecuador and e
Peru to n Bolivia and w Amazonian Brazil.
Bucco tamatia SPOTTED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest, edge, often near water. Lowlands to 1400 m e of Andes
from e Colombia, s,e Venezuela and Guianas s to e Ecuador, e Peru, Amazonian
Brazil and ne Bolivia in ne Santa Cruz.
Bucco noanamae SOOTY-CAPPED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest, scrub. Lowlands to 100 m of nw Colombia.
Bucco capensis COLLARED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest. Lowlands to 1000 m e of Andes from e Colombia, s Venezuela
and Guianas s through e Ecuador to ne Peru and Amazonian Brazil.
Nystalus radiatus BARRED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest bordering streams, edge. Lowlands to 900 m in c,e Panama,
w,n Colombia and w Ecuador.
Nystalus chacuru WHITE-EARED PUFFBIRD.
Open woodland, campos, cerrado. Lowlands e of Andes from e Peru s
to n Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and ne Argentina.
Nystalus striolatus STRIOLATED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest, second growth, usually near water. Lowlands e of Andes
from e Ecuador, e Peru and sw Amazonian Brazil s to n,e Bolivia.
Nystalus maculatus SPOT-BACKED PUFFBIRD.
Forest, shrubs, campos, arid scrub. Lowlands from Amazonian,s,se
Brazil s to c,se Bolivia, Paraguay and nw Argentina.
Hypnelus ruficollis RUSSET-THROATED
PUFFBIRD. Open forest, edge, woodland. Lowlands to 1200 m in
n Colombia and nw Venezuela; in e Colombia and n,c Venezuela.
Malacoptila fusca WHITE-CHESTED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest, second growth, woodland. Lowlands to
600 m e of Andes from se Colombia, s Venezuela and Guianas s through e
Ecuador to e Peru and w Amazonian Brazil.
Malacoptila semicincta SEMICOLLARED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest. Lowlands e of Andes in se Peru, sw
Brazil and n Bolivia.
Malacoptila striata CRESCENT-CHESTED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest. Lowlands of e Brazil.
Malacoptila fulvogularis BLACK-STREAKED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest understory, open woodland. Andean foothills,
500-1700 m, from n,e Colombia s, e of Andes, through e Ecuador and e Peru
to wc Bolivia.
Malacoptila rufa RUFOUS-NECKED PUFFBIRD.
Humid forest, edge. Lowlands in Amazon basin of ne Peru and Amazonian
Brazil and ne Bolivia in ne Santa Cruz.
Malacoptila panamensis WHITE-WHISKERED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest, edge, second growth. Lowlands to 1200
m from se Mexico s on Caribbean slope to Nicaragua, on both slopes of Costa
Rica and Panama, and from w,nc Colombia s along Pacific coast to w Ecuador.
Malacoptila mystacalis MOUSTACHED
PUFFBIRD. Humid forest, edge, open woodland, deciduous forest.
Foothills, 400-2100 m in Colombia and w,n Venezuela.
Micromonacha lanceolata LANCEOLATED
MONKLET. Humid forest, edge, second growth. Locally in lowlands
to 1500 m in Costa Rica, Panama, w Colombia and w Ecuador; e of Andes from
se Colombia s through e Ecuador to e Peru and w Amazonian Brazil to upper
R. Juruá and upper R. Urucu.
Nonnula rubecula RUSTY-BREASTED NUNLET.
Humid forest, edge. Locally in lowlands to 1000 m in s Venezuela,
sw Surinam, ne Peru, Amazonian,se Brazil, Paraguay and ne Argentina
Nonnula sclateri FULVOUS-CHINNED
NUNLET. Humid forest, edge, bamboo thickets. Lowlands in se
Peru, n Bolivia and sw Amazonian Brazil.
Nonnula brunnea BROWN NUNLET.
Humid forest, dense second growth. Lowlands along e base of e Andes
from se Colombia s through e Ecuador to e Peru.
Nonnula frontalis GREY-CHEEKED NUNLET.
Humid forest, edge, second growth. Lowlands of c,e Panama and nw
Colombia.
Nonnula ruficapilla RUFOUS-CAPPED
NUNLET. Humid forest, edge. Lowlands e of Andes in e Peru,
n,e Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil from R. Juruá e to R. Tocantins,
s to R. Guaporé and R. Paraguai.
Nonnula amaurocephala CHESTNUT-HEADED
NUNLET. Humid forest. Lowlands of w Amazonian Brazil.
Hapaloptila castanea WHITE-FACED
NUNBIRD. Humid forest, edge. Andean foothills, 750-2400 m,
w of Andes in Colombia, w Ecuador and nw Peru.
Monasa atra BLACK NUNBIRD.
Humid forest, scrub, especially near water. Lowlands to 1000 m from
s,e Venezuela and Guianas s to n Brazil.
Monasa nigrifrons BLACK-FRONTED
NUNBIRD. Riverine woodland, humid forest edge, second growth.
Lowlands to 1000 m e of Andes from se Colombia s to e Ecuador, e Peru,
n,e Bolivia and Brazil.
Monasa morphoeus WHITE-FRONTED NUNBIRD.
Humid forest, edge, second growth, woodland. Caribbean lowlands from
e Honduras to c,e Panama and nw,nc Colombia; e of Andes from se Colombia
and s Venezuela s to e Peru, n Bolivia and Amazonian,e Brazil.
Monasa flavirostris YELLOW-BILLED
NUNBIRD. Humid forest, second growth. Lowlands to 1400 m e
of Andes from se Colombia s through e Ecuador to e Peru and w Amazonian
Brazil.
Chelidoptera tenebrosa SWALLOW-WING.
Riverine forest, woodland edge, savanna, second growth, deciduous forest,
scrub. Lowlands to 1000 m e of Andes from e Colombia, Venezuela and
Guianas s to e Ecuador, e Peru, n Bolivia and Brazil.
Parvclass Coraciae
Superorder Bucerotimorphae
Order BUCEROTIFORMES
Family Bucerotidae: Typical Hornbills
Family Bucorvidae: Ground-Hornbills
Order UPUPIFORMES
Infraorder
Upupides
Family Upupidae: Hoopoes
Infraorder
Phoeniculides
Family Phoeniculidae: Woodhoopoes
Family Rhinopomastidae: Scimitar-bills
Order BUCEROTIFORMES
Family BUCEROTIDAE
Tockus albocristatus WHITE-CRESTED HORNBILL. Humid forest. In Sierra Leone, s Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, s Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Cabinda, n Angola and w,sc,ec Zaire, cs C. African Rep., n Zaire and w Uganda.
Has been placed in the monotypic genus Tropicranus, and so recommended by the East African List Committee on the basis of its long crest and distinctive habit of using its long tail as a 'broom' to flush prey (D. A. Turner, pers. comm.). Also by Dowsett and Dowsett-Lemaire (1993).
Tockus hartlaubi BLACK DWARF HORNBILL.
Forest. Sierra Leone, s Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo,
Nigeria, s Cameroon, s C. African Rep., n Zaire and w Uganda, and s to
s Congo Rep., Cabinda and w,sc,ec Zaire.
Tockus camurus RED-BILLED DWARF
HORNBILL. Forest, edge, second growth. Sierra Leone, s Guinea,
Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, s C. African Rep., extreme
s Sudan, n,ne Zaire and w Uganda, and s to Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo,
Cabinda and w,c,ec Zaire.
Tockus monteiri MONTEIRO'S HORNBILL.
Arid savanna. Hills in wc,sw Angola and nw,c Namibia.
Tockus erythrorhynchus RED-BILLED
HORNBILL. Dry savanna. S Mauritania, Senegambia and Guinea
e in a narrow belt through s Mali, Burkina Faso, n Ghana, Togo, Benin,
s Niger, n Nigeria, ne Cameroon, s Chad, C. African Rep. and s Sudan to
Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, s through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia,
Malawi, w,sw Mozambique and Zimbabwe to ne S. Africa, and w through n,e
Botswana to w,s Angola and n,c Namibia.
Tockus flavirostris EASTERN YELLOW-BILLED
HORNBILL. Dry savanna, arid steppe. In ec,se Sudan, Ethiopia,
Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, n Uganda, nc,ec Kenya and ne Tanzania.
Tockus leucomelas SOUTHERN YELLOW-BILLED
HORNBILL. Dry savanna, arid steppe. From sw,s Angola, s Zambia,
c,s Mozambique and s Malawi s through Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to
n,e S. Africa.
Tockus jacksoni JACKSON'S HORNBILL.
Dry savanna, arid steppe. In se Sudan, ne Uganda and nw Kenya.
Tockus deckeni VON DER DECKEN'S
HORNBILL. Dry savanna, arid steppe. From c,s Ethiopia and n,s
Somalia s through e,s Kenya to sc,ne Tanzania.
Tockus alboterminatus CROWNED HORNBILL.
Forest edge, woodland, savanna, riverine forest. Lowlands to 2100
m in w,c,ne Zaire, se Sudan, sw Ethiopia and s Somalia s to Rwanda, Burundi,
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, sw,ec Angola, n Namibia, n Botswana, Zambia, Malawi,
Mozambique, n,e Zimbabwe and e,s S. Africa in e Transvaal, Swaziland, Natal
and s Cape Province.
Tockus bradfieldi BRADFIELD'S HORNBILL.
Teak woodland, wooded gorges. In s,se Angola, ne Namibia, sw Zambia,
w Zimbabwe and n Botswana.
Tockus fasciatus AFRICAN PIED HORNBILL.
Forest, woodland, second growth. Senegambia, s Mali, Burkina Faso,
Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo,
Benin, Nigeria, s Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, s C. African
Rep., n Zaire, s Sudan and Uganda s to nw Angola and sw,sc,ec Zaire.
Tockus hemprichii HEMPRICH'S HORNBILL.
Woodland, savanna. Highlands to 4300 m in n Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Djibouti, se Sudan, e Uganda and nw Kenya.
Tockus nasutus AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL.
Open woodland, savanna, arid scrub. From s Mauritania and Senegambia
e across s Mali, s Niger, s Chad and s Sudan to Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia
and s Arabia, and s to sc Namibia, s Botswana and e S. Africa in e Natal.
Recorded in all subSaharan African countries except Djibouti, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon and Congo.
Tockus pallidirostris PALE-BILLED
HORNBILL. Woodland, savanna. From c,ne Angola, s,se Zaire,
s,ne Tanzania s to Zambia, Malawi and n Mozambique.
Ocyceros griseus MALABAR GREY-HORNBILL.
Open humid forest, edge. Lowlands to 1600 m of sw India.
Ocyceros gingalensis CEYLON GREY-HORNBILL.
Open humid forest, edge. Lowlands to 1200 m of Ceylon.
Ocyceros birostris INDIAN GREY-HORNBILL.
Open woodland, towns, farmlands. Lowlands to 1400 m in ne Pakistan
and India.
Anthracoceros coronatus MALABAR
PIED-HORNBILL. Forest, edge, open woodland. Lowlands to 300
m of s,se India.
Anthracoceros albirostris ORIENTAL
PIED-HORNBILL. Forest, edge, scrubby woodland.
The two groups hybridize frequently and convexus
is sometimes treated as a separate species.
A. a. albirostris. Lowlands to 1200
m from n,e India e through Burma to s China, and s through Thailand (except
s) and Indochina to n Malaya.
A. a. convexus. MALAYSIAN
PIED-HORNBILL. Malay pen., s peninsular Thailand, c,s Malaya, Sumatra (including
Musala and Nias, Mentawai and Batu islands and Riau Arch.), Java and
Borneo, including Tambelan Arch. and N. Natuna Islands.
Ben King (pers. comm.) recommends species
status for convexus.
Anthracoceros malayanus BLACK HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands on Malay pen., Sumatra and Borneo.
Anthracoceros marchei PALAWAN HORNBILL.
Forest. Sw Philippines.
Anthracoceros montani SULU HORNBILL.
Forest. Sw Philippines in the Sulu Arch.
Buceros rhinoceros RHINOCEROS HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 1200 m in s peninsular Thailand, Malay pen.,
Sumatra, Borneo and Java.
Buceros bicornis GREAT HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 2000 m in sw,e India, and from n India and sw
China s through Burma, Thailand and Indochina to Malaya and Sumatra.
Buceros hydrocorax RUFOUS HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 1500 m of Philippines.
Buceros vigil HELMETED HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 1500 m of southern peninsular Thailand n to ca.
11°N lat.; Malay pen., Sumatra and Borneo. Often placed in Rhinoplax.
Anorrhinus tickelli BROWN HORNBILL. Forest. The two subspecies may be separate species.
A. t. austeni. Lowlands to 1800 m
of ne India in n Assam, probably Manipur and Nagaland.
A. t. tickelli. In sw China (s Yunnan),
nw,sw Thailand, Laos, n,c Vietnam and s Burma in s Tenasserim.
Anorrhinus galeritus BUSHY-CRESTED HORNBILL. Forest. Lowlands to 1200 m in Malay pen., Sumatra and Borneo, incl. N. Natuna Is.
Penelopides manillae TARICTIC HORNBILL
(Also called Luzon Hornbill). Forest.
The three subspecies are sometimes treated as
separate species. All forms of Penelopides may be conspecific; there
is no clear evidence for either treatment.
The English name, Tarictic Hornbill, has also
been applied to P. panini.*
P. m. manillae. LUZON TARICTIC HORNBILL.
N Philippines on Luzon, Polillo Is., Catanduanes and Marinduque.
P. m. samarensis. SAMAR TARICTIC
HORNBILL. Forest. Ec Philippines on Samar, Calicoan, Leyte
and Bohol.
P. m. affinis. MINDANAO TARICTIC
HORNBILL. Forest. S Philippines on Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao
and Basilan.
Penelopides mindorensis MINDORO HORNBILL.
Forest. Wc Philippines on Mindoro.
*Penelopides panini VISAYAN HORNBILL.
Forest. C Philippines on Ticao, Masbate, Panay, Guimaras and Negros.
Penelopides exarhatus SULAWESI HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 1100 m of n,c,se,s Sulawesi and Lembeh, Muna
and Butung islands.
Aceros comatus WHITE-CROWNED HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands to 1200 m in s Burma, peninsular Thailand n to ca.
15°N lat., s Vietnam, Malaya, Sumatra and Borneo. Cooperative
breeding reported in Thailand.
Aceros nipalensis RUFOUS-NECKED
HORNBILL. Forest. Lowlands to 1800 m from Himalayan foothills
of ne India, Burma and w,nw Thailand to sw China, n Laos and n Vietnam.
Aceros corrugatus WRINKLED HORNBILL.
Forest, swamp. Coastal lowlands in Malay pen., Sumatra and Borneo.
No recent records in Thailand.
Aceros waldeni RUFOUS-HEADED HORNBILL
or WRITHED-BILLED HORNBILL. Forest. C Philippines on Panay,
Guimaras and Negros.
Aceros leucocephalus WRITHED HORNBILL.
Forest. Se Philippines on Camiguin Sur and Mindanao.
Aceros cassidix KNOBBED HORNBILL.
Forest, woodland. Sulawesi and Lembeh, Muna, Butung and Togian islands.
Aceros undulatus WREATHED HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands and foothills to 2400 m in e India, Burma, Thailand,
Indochina and Malaya; Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo.
Aceros narcondami NARCONDAM HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands and foothills to 700 m of Andaman Is. on Narcondam
Island.
Aceros everetti SUMBA HORNBILL.
Forest. Sumba I. in the C Lesser Sunda Is.
Aceros subruficollis PLAIN-POUCHED
HORNBILL. Forest. Lowlands to 1000 m in Burma, sw Thailand,
Sumatra and Borneo.
Aceros plicatus BLYTH'S HORNBILL.
Forest. Lowlands in Moluccas on Morotai, Halmahera, Kasiratu, Bacan,
Obi, Kelang, Ambon and Seram; w Papuan Is.; New Guinea and Yapen I.; Fergusson
and Goodenough is. in the D'Entrecasteaux Arch.; Bismarck Arch. on New
Hanover, New Ireland and New Britain; Solomon Is. on Buka, Bougainville,
Fauro, Shortland, Choiseul, Santa Isabel, Vangunu, Guadalcanal and Malaita.
Ceratogymna / Bycanistes. The South African and East African List Committees retain the genus Bycanistes for the species bucinator, fistulator, brevis, subcylindricus, cylindricus and albotibialis. (D. A. Turner, pers. comm.). Dowsett and Dowsett-Lemaire (1993) agree.
Ceratogymna bucinator TRUMPETER HORNBILL.
Humid forest, edge, savanna, second growth, woodland. From nc Angola
e across sc,se Zaire, Burundi and Tanzania to sc,se Kenya, and s through
Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, ne Zimbabwe, extreme ne Namibia and n Botswana
to e S. Africa in e Transvaal, Swaziland, Natal and se Cape Province.
Ceratogymna fistulator PIPING HORNBILL.
Humid forest, edge, second growth, mangroves. From Senegambia, s
Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana,
Togo, Benin, Nigeria e to s Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo,
C African Rep., n Zaire and w Uganda, and s to nw Angola and sw,sc,ec Zaire.
Ceratogymna brevis SILVERY-CHEEKED
HORNBILL. Forest, dense woodland. Lowlands and Highlands to
2100 m from Sudan, w,c Ethiopia s through w,c,se Kenya, e,sc Tanzania,
e Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to se Zimbabwe and extreme ne South Africa.
Ceratogymna subcylindricus BLACK-AND-WHITE-CASQUED
HORNBILL. Forest, edge, savanna. In Sierra Leone, Liberia,
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, s Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea,
Gabon, C. African Rep., n,e Zaire, s Sudan, Uganda, w Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi
and nw Tanzania; ne Angola.
Ceratogymna cylindricus BROWN-CHEEKED
HORNBILL. Forest. Scattered populations in Guinea, Sierra Leone,
Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana. May include albotibialis, but they
differ considerably.
Ceratogymna albotibialis WHITE-THIGHED
HORNBILL. Forest. From s Benin, s Nigeria,
s Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo,
Cabinda, n Angola, sw C. African Rep., n Zaire, w Uganda and w,sc,ec Zaire.
Included in cylindricus by Fry, et al. (1988. Birds of Africa, vol. 3)
who note that albotibialis "Might be considered a separate species."
Dowsett and Dowsett-Lemaire (1993) also include albotibialis in cylindricus.
Ceratogymna atrata BLACK-CASQUED
HORNBILL. Humid forest. Lowlands to 1250 m in Sierra Leone,
Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, s Nigeria, s Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is.,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, s C. African Rep., n,ne Zaire, extreme
s Sudan and w Uganda s to nw Angola and s,ec Zaire.
Ceratogymna elata YELLOW-CASQUED HORNBILL. Humid forest, second growth, woodland. In Senegambia, s Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and s Cameroon.
Family BUCORVIDAE: Ground-Hornbills.
Bucorvus abyssinicus ABYSSINIAN GROUND-HORNBILL.
Woodland, savanna, arid steppe. In s Mauritania, s Mali, Burkina
Faso, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana,
Togo, Benin, s Niger, Nigeria, n Cameroon, s Chad, C. African Rep., sw,s
Sudan and ne Zaire to Ethiopia, Eritrea, s Somalia, n Uganda and nw Kenya.
Bucorvus cafer SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL.
(previously
= B. leadbeateri) Woodland, savanna, grassland, arid steppe.
Up to 3000 m. From Rwanda, Burundi, se,sw Zaire, Angola and s Kenya,
s to n Namibia, n Botswana, and through Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and s
Mozambique to e S. Africa. Accidental in Zanzibar. The name
cafer has been shown to be correctly applied to this species.