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Bucerotidae

  • Aceros

    Aceros is a genus of Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

    Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Buceros: Latin bucerus horned like an ox (Greek boukeros: horned like an ox: bous ox; keros: horn).
    Aceros: Greek akeros: hornless.

    1/  Rufous-necked hornbill (Niệc cổ hung, Aceros nipalensis) 

  • Aceros

    Les Aceros sont un genre des calaos asiatiques de la famille des Bucerotidae ou Bucérotidés.
    Aceros is a genus of Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

    Le nom du ordre vient du mot latin becerus qui veut dire "à cornes comme le bœuf", le mot latin à son tour a l'origin du mot grec ancien boukerōs qui combine le mot bous pour "bœuf" avec le mot kerōs pour "corne".
    Aceros: mot grec akeros: sans cornes.

    1/  Le Calao à cou roux 
    Rufous-necked hornbill (Niệc cổ hung, Aceros nipalensis) 

  • Anthracoceros

    Anthracoceros is a genus of birds in the family Bucerotidae.
    The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words:
     ανθραξ anthrax, ανθρακος anthrakos meaning "coal black" ,
    and κερας keras, κερως kerōs meaning "horn".

    1/ Malabar pied hornbill (Cao cát bụng trắng, Anthracoceros coronatus), also known as lesser pied hornbill
    Anthracoceros coronatus [malabaricus or albirostris] (= Anthracoceros coronatus malabaricus)

    2/ Black hornbill (Cao cát đen, Anthracoceros malayanus)

    3/ Oriental pied hornbill (Cao cát phương đông, Anthracoceros albirostris) 
    albirostris
    From albus (“white”) +‎ rōstrum (“beak”)

  • Buceros

    Buceros is a genus of large Asian hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

    The order name     Bucerotiformes, family name  Bucerotidae are from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
    Buceros: Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".

    1/ Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill
    The specific bicornis is Latin and means "two-horned".

  • Bucerotidae

    Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. 
    The order name is from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".

  • Bucerotidae

    Les Bucerotidae (ou bucérotidés) sont une famille d'oiseaux des calaos qui se trouvent les régions tropicaux et subtropicaux de l'Asie, l'Afrique et de la Mélanésie.

    Le nom du ordre vient du mot latin becerus qui veut dire "à cornes comme le bœuf", le mot latin à son tour a l'origin du mot grec ancien boukerōs qui combine le mot bous pour "bœuf" avec le mot kerōs pour "corne".

  • Hornbill, Bucerotidae, Anorrhinus, Ho Hong Hoang

    Anorrhinus is a genus of hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in forests of Southeast Asia (just barely extending into adjacent parts of India and China). 

    1/  Tickell's brown hornbill (Anorrhinus tickelli), also known as the rusty-cheeked hornbill
    2/ Austen's brown hornbill (Niệc nâu, Anorrhinus austeni) 
    Austen's brown hornbill is sometimes considered as a subspecies of Tickell's brown hornbill.

  • Hornbill, Bucerotidae, Berenicornis, Ho Hong Hoang

    Berenicornis is a genus of hornbills (family Bucerotidae).

    1/  White-crowned hornbill (Niệc đầu trắng, Berenicornis comatus), alsothe long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill (leading to easy confusion with the African white-crested hornbill), is a species of hornbill.

    The white-crowned hornbill is sometimes placed in genus Aceros instead

  • Rhyticeros

    Rhyticeros is a genus of medium to large hornbills (family Bucerotidae) found in forests from Southeast Asia to the Solomons.

    The order name is from Latin becerus meaning "horned like an ox" which in turn is from the Ancient Greek boukerōs which combines bous meaning "ox" with kerōs meaning "horn".
    Rhyticeros Greek rhutis, rhutidos wrinkle; keros horn.

    1/  Wreathed hornbill (Niệc mỏ vằn, Rhyticeros undulatus)

  • Rhyticeros

    Le genre Rhyticeros comprend six espèces de Calaos d'Asie du Sud-Est, appartenant à la famille des Bucerotidae.

    Le nom du ordre vient du mot latin becerus qui veut dire "à cornes comme le bœuf", le mot latin à son tour a l'origin du mot grec ancien boukerōs qui combine le mot bous pour "bœuf" avec le mot kerōs pour "corne".
    Rhyticeros vient du mo grec rhutis, rhutidos: ride; keros: corne.

    1/ Calao festonné
    Wreathed hornbill (Niệc mỏ vằn, Rhyticeros undulatus)

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