West African Pied Hornbill

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Lophoceros semifasciatus

West African Pied Hornbill, a reference photo
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The West African pied hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus) is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical birds found in the Old World.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Bucerotiformes
Family
Bucerotidae
Species
Lophoceros semifasciatus

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