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Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis
Family
Hornbills
Order
Bucerotiformes
Codes
sichor1, SCHO
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderBucerotiformes
FamilyHornbills (Bucerotidae)
SpeciesBycanistes brevis
Codessichor1, SCHO
Identification

The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a member of the Hornbills family within the order Bucerotiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code sichor1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Hornbills
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Crowned Hornbill
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
West African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros semifasciatus
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Bycanistes brevis

Family: Hornbills

Order: Bucerotiformes

eBird Code: sichor1