Hornbill Skull

Common Name: Wreathed Hornbill
Scientific Name: Aceros undulatus
Protected Status: CITES - App. II
Laboratory Section: Morphology
What’s the Story? This is a close-up of the beak of a Wreathed Hornbill. The strange-looking skulls of these birds are sometimes sold - illegally - as decorative curiosities.

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