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It is a medium-sized bird, 50–54 centimetres (20–21 in) in length, and is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible. In females, the casque is smaller. The crowned hornbill can be distinguished from the similar Bradfield's hornbill by its shorter beak.
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When to see the Crowned Hornbill
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Crowned Hornbill
The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Crowned Hornbill
The crowned hornbill is an African hornbill.
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Easily confused with
Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusThe Congo pied hornbill is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.
Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiBradfield's hornbill is an African hornbill.
Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurusThe red-billed dwarf hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
Side by side: African Grey Hornbill vs Crowned Hornbill
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