African Grey Hornbill Skull Replica

Description

African grey hornbill skull replica measures 4.11 x 1.5 x 3.0 inches. The Lophoceros nasutus is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from private collector specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible) 1:1 scale. Made in USA. Skull is an adult male.

The African grey hornbill is a large bird, even though it ranks among the smaller hornbills. Its feathers are grey and brown.

The head, flight feathers, and long tail have a darker shade. A white line runs down each side of the head. Another white line sits on its back, but you only see it during flight.

Both sexes have long, curved beaks with a small ridge on top. This ridge looks bigger on males. Males have a dark upper beak with a yellow stripe. Females have a three-colored beak with a red tip.

Overall, males and females look alike. Young birds look like adults, but they start with solid black beaks.

The bird flies in a wavy, up-and-down pattern. Red-billed hornbills share the same open fields and size, but they have black-and-white feathers.

This loud bird shows it presence with a whistling “pee-o pee-o pee-o” call.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Bucerotiformes
• Family: Bucerotidae
• Genus: Lophoceros
• Species: L. nasutus
• Binomial name: Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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