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Bycanistes brevis
The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill (Bycanistes brevis) is a large bird at 75 to 80 centimetres (30 to 31 in) in length with a very large creamy casque on the beak. The female has a smaller casque and reddish skin around the eyes. The head is silver-grey and the rest of the plumage is iridescent black, except for the white rump, lower back, thighs, vent and tip of the outer tail-feathers.
In Manyara N.P., Tanzania. Somehow it looks to me like it was born in the wrong era...
Spotted on Feb 13, 2011
Submitted on Jul 4, 2012
5 Comments
Fantástico!!
Fantastic!
A kind of ugly but stunning bird!
Ah yes, like evolution has been slow with this one.
Wow stoning this is a bird i have never seen wonderful Cyrill:)