
The West African pied hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus) is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical birds found in the Old World.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of West African Pied Hornbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lophoceros fasciatus
- Anthracoceros coronatus
- Bycanistes fistulator
- Anthracoceros albirostris
- Bycanistes albotibialis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Lophoceros
- Species
- Lophoceros semifasciatus
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