White-Thighed Hornbill Female Skull Replica

Description

White-Thighed Hornbill Female Skull Replica (Bycanistes albotibialis) Information

White-thighed hornbill female skull replica measures 7.0 x 2.8 x 2.0 inches. Bycanistes albotibialis 1:1 museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). Made in USA.

The white-thighed hornbill is a species of hornbill. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Ugan.

The white-thighed hornbill is a species of hornbill in the bucerotidae family. The scientific name of the family refers to the shape of the bill “buceros” meaning “cow horn”.

The adult male has a large cream casque and yellowish bare skin round the eye, white belly and thighs and an all white tail with a black band. The adult female is similar but has a smaller bill and casque.

The immature white-thighed hornbill are duller than the adult with no casque on the bill. The young have a broad white band along the back of its wing like the black and white casqued hornbill.

The large bill assists the bird in fighting, preening and construction in addition to catching prey. They feed on fruits, seeds, invertebrates, small animals and birds.

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Bycanistes
Species: B. albotibialis
Binomial name: Bycanistes albotibialis (Cabanis & Reichenow, 1877)
Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.1)

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