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Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1833)
Bucerotidae — Hornbills
Hemprich's Hornbill, Lophoceros hemprichii, is a hornbill of the family Bucerotidae that occurs in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda and Kenya, with its breeding range extending from Eritrea and Ethiopia through northern Somalia to Uganda and central Kenya. In north Ethiopia it has been recorded in bushland, scrubland and thick secondary forest. It is also often associated with places close to cliffs, gorges or water. The species was described by Ehrenberg in 1833.
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae — Hornbills
- Breeding range
- Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia and n Somalia to Uganda and c Kenya
