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Birdwatching in Africa - Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Bycanistes brevis


The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a large species of hornbill found in Africa. Silvery-cheeked hornbills are residents of the tall evergreen forests of East Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. In Zimbabwe it is threatened by habitat destruction and its presence in South Africa is marginal, but it remains locally fairly common, especially in the northern and central parts of its range.

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Range map
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Description
It measures 75 to 80 centimetres in length, and has a very large cream-colored casque on the beak. The head is silver-grey and the rest of the plumage is iridescent black, except for the white rump, lower back, thighs, vent and tip of the outer tail-feathers. The sexes are similar except the female has a smaller casque and reddish skin around the eyes.

Length: 75 - 80 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 1050 - 1450 g
Longevity: 13 years
Distinctive Feature

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Female / Male

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Female VS Male

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Bycanistes brevis
Male and Female
Ethiopia - October 2019


Listen to the Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Remarks from the Recordist

Natural vocalization; calls from three birds flying overhead as I was standing in a clearing in tall primary forest.



Remarks from the Recordist

Natural vocalization; song from a pair of birds perched near the top of a tall dead tree at the edge of primary forest.


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Diet
It is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, insects, small birds, rodents, small reptiles and centipedes.

Behaviour
Usually they live in pairs and sometimes roost in flocks of hundreds of individuals. They breed in spring (september and October; at least in part of its range) and lay clutches of one to three white eggs, incubated for 40 days. The young remain with both parents for about 80 days.

Conservation status
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 29 October 2019
Location: Wendo Genet Wabe Shebelle Resort Hotel, Ethiopia

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Bycanistes brevis
Male Silvery-cheeked Hornbill - 29 October 2019 - Wendo Genet Wabe Shebelle Resort Hotel, Ethiopia

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill, Bycanistes brevis
Male Silvery-cheeked Hornbill - 29 October 2019 - Wendo Genet Wabe Shebelle Resort Hotel, Ethiopia



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