Black-casqued Hornbill
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    Black-casqued Hornbill

    Ceratogymna atrata

    Tropical Birds
    Near Threatened

    Quick Facts

    Mass0.0447 kg

    Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).

    Conservation Status

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    NT - Near ThreatenedDecreasing population

    Close to qualifying as threatened in the near future.

    The black-casqued hornbill is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation and hunting. While specific recovery programs are limited, its presence in protected areas offers some refuge. Responsible safari tourism helps fund conservation efforts and raises awareness, providing economic incentives for local communities to protect the hornbill's habitat.

    The black-casqued hornbill, or black-casqued wattled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found fairly commonly across sub-Saharan Africa, being known from Sierra Leone and Liberia in Western Africa, south to Angola and east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Uganda. They are currently considered of near threatened, and their population is declining.

    Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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