#bucerotiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes, Etosha National Park, Namibia

photograph by Edwin Martinez

[hollowforms]

optimal hornbill

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Bird #76 - Eurasian hoopoe (LC)

These are one of my favourite birds! I saw one as a child and tiny me didn't realise birds could look like that (I called it a woodpecker at the time lol). They do an adorable little 'hoop hoop hoop' call which I need everyone to see (youtube link).

(It's been a long time since our last bird! this was just a little destressor in the middle of burnout but next week I'll be free!!)

[snototter]

A Southern yellow billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) enjoys a locust in Kruger National Park, South Africa

by Terry Carew

[buggbuzz]

yes i'm still doing these!! i wasn't able to finish them all before my final exam (got an A+ in the class tho yay!!) so i wanted to take a breather before finishing them afterwards. also i totally got thrown into lamin research like right after the semester ended so i've been BUSY!!!

anyways, last two are accipitriformes and passeriformes. recommended me some passeriformes to include so that i can try to capture the diversity of the order!!!

[best-bird-tournament]

Bucerotiformes order

Which is the best bird?

Black-and-white casqued hornbill

Black hornbill

Green wood hoopoe

Southern ground hornbill

Eurasian hoopoe

Rufous-necked hornbill

Voting ended onJan 21

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

For the helmeted hornbill, safety always comes first-- that's why these birds have their own 'helmets'! Males compete for females by headbutting each other in mid-air, and their heads are protected by large, bony structures called casques that protrude from the beak. In most hornbills the casque is hollow, but for the helmeted hornbill it's completely solid, making up 11% of the bird's total weight!

(Image: A male helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil) by Tim Laman)

[saritawolf]

Rhinoceros Hornbill (male) (Buceros rhinoceros) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost