Silvery-cheeked Hornbill - a photo on Flickriver

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

            male bird found in the beautiful groundwater forest in Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania 

a large hornbill ( 75 to 80 cm / 30 to 31 in ) that lives  in coastal and montane forests up to 2600m from Ethiopia down to southern Mozambique.
The casque is much larger on the bill of the male  than on the bills of females or juveniles.
Omnivorous like other hornbills it eats fruits, small birds and rodents, large insects etc. 

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Taken on: January 11, 2023

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