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The Oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) belongs to the family of hornbills, the Bucerotidae under the order Bucerotiformes.
Oriental pied hornbill taxonomy
The Bucerotidae is the family of hornbills. The family Bucerotidae was first introduced by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783 – September 18, 1840), a zoologist and botanist, in the year 1815.The family Bucerotidae comprises, subfamilies Bucorvinae (ground hornbills) and Bucerotinae (typical hornbills). The subfamily Bucerotinae comprises fifteen genera, including Anthracoceros.
The genus Anthracoceros was first described by Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (January 8, 1793 – March 17, 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist, in the year 1849.
The genus Anthracoceros comprises five species, viz., Anthracoceros albirostris, Anthracoceros malayanus, Anthracoceros coronatus, Anthracoceros marchei and Anthracoceros montani.
The species Anthracoceros albirostris is polytypic. It was first described by George Kearsley Shaw (10 December 1751 – 22 July 1813) and Frederick Polydore Nodder in the year 1807.
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| Binomial name: | Anthracoceros albirostris |
| Species: | A. albirostris |
| Genus: | Anthracoceros |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by NejibAhmed |
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| 2.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Md. Tareq Aziz Touhid |
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| 3.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Bernard DUPONT |
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| 4.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Rushen |
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| 5.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Johnny Wee |
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| 6.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Paul Williams |
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| 7.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Ben Shaw |
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| 8.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by Charles J Sharp |
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| 9.Oriental pied hornbill - Anthracoceros albirostris Image by SurLaRoute.fr |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oriental_Pied_Hornbill_(Anthracoceros_albirostris_).jpg (cropprd)
Author: NejibAhmed | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/14/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropprd)
Author: Md. Tareq Aziz Touhid | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/14/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/8070732291/ (cropprd)
Author: Bernard DUPONT | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/14/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rushen/23576110199/ (cropprd)
Author: Rushen | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/14/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/64684201@N00/535809525/in/photostream/ (cropprd)
Author: Johnny Wee | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/14/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ironammonite/14046675688/in/photostream/ (cropprd)
Author: Paul Williams | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 9/14/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthracoceros_albirostris_from_below.jpg (cropprd)
Author: Ben Shaw | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/14/18
8.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropprd)
Author: Charles J Sharp | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/14/18
9.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8874672@N05/4931550795 (cropprd)
Author: SurLaRoute.fr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/14/18
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