Horizocerus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, that are native to West Africa.

Horizocerus
White-crested hornbill, Horizocerus albocristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Horizocerus
Oberholser, 1899
Species

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Species

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The genus contains the following four species:[1]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Horizocerus hartlaubi Western dwarf hornbill south Guinea and south Sierra Leone to Gabon and the Congo Basin west of the Congo River
Horizocerus granti Eastern dwarf hornbill Democratic Republic of the Congo and east central Congo to west Uganda
  Horizocerus albocristatus Western long-tailed hornbill Guinea to Benin in West Africa
Horizocerus cassini Eastern long-tailed hornbill Nigeria to north Angola and west Uganda

References

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  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Mousebirds, Cuckoo Roller, trogons, hoopoes, hornbills". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2024.