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When to see the Piping Hornbill
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Piping Hornbill
The map shades 18 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Piping Hornbill
The piping hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about 50 cm (20 in) in length, it is the smallest member of the genus Bycanistes.
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Easily confused with
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisIt measures 75 to 80 centimetres (30 to 31 in) in length, and has a very large cream-colored casque on the beak.
White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialisThe white-thighed hornbill is a species of hornbill.
Brown-cheeked HornbillBycanistes cylindricusThe brown-cheeked hornbill is a large bird, measuring 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in) in length.
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