Bucerotinae
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 Great Hornbill
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Bucerotinae are a subfamily of the hornbill family Bucerotidae. The subfamily contains all but two extant species of hornbills. There are 51 species spread over 8 genera
- Genus Tockus
- White-crested Hornbill Tockus albocristatus
- Black Dwarf Hornbill Tockus hartlaubi
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Tockus camurus
- Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri
- Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
- Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
- Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
- Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni
- Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni
- Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
- Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi
- African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus
- Hemprich's Hornbill Tockus hemprichii
- African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
- Genus Ocyceros
- Malabar Grey Hornbill Ocyceros griseus
- Ceylon Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
- Indian Grey-Hornbill Ocyceros biostris
- Genus Anthracoceros
- Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus
- Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
- Black Hornbill Anthracoceros malayanus
- Palawan Hornbill Antracoceros marchei
- Genus Buceros
- Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
- Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
- Rufous Hornbill Buceros hydrocorax
- Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil
- Genus Anorrhinus
- Brown Hornbill Anorrhinus tickelli
- Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus
- Genus Penelopides
- Luzon Hornbill Penelopides manillae
- Mindoro Hornbill Penelopides mindorensis
- Tarictic Hornbill Penelopides panini
- Samar Hornbill Penelopides samarensis
- Mindanao Hornbill Penelopides affinis
- Sulawesi Hornbill Penelopides exarhatus
- Genus Aceros
- White-crowned Hornbill Aceros comatus
- Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
- Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus
- Writhed-billed Hornbill Aceros waldeni
- Knobbed Hornbill Aceros cassidix
- Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus
- Narcondam Hornbill Aceros narcondami
- Sumba Hornbill Aceros everetti
- Plain-pouched Hornbill Aceros subruficollis
- Blyth's Hornbill Aceros plicatus
- Genus Ceratogymna
- Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator
- Piping Hornbill Ceratogymna fistulator
- Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna brevis
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindricus
- Brown-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna cylindricus
- White-thighed Hornbill Ceratogymna albotibialis
- Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata
- Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata
The subfamily is distributed widely throughout tropical Africa and Asia. They are typically large birds, and all can be readily identified by the huge, sickle-shaped bill.
