: any of a family (Bucerotidae) of large nonpasserine birds of Africa and Eurasia having enormous bills
Illustration of hornbill
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Recent Examples on the WebJürgen Hooper also impressively multitasks as actor and puppeteer playing Zazu, the hornbill bird who is Mafa’s chief of staff. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022 The habitats of species like the great hornbill and the Indian spotted eagle – already in global decline – have come under increasing threat in the region due to highway traffic, construction, logging, poaching, and hunting. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2022 In Sagaing Division, in the foothills of the Himalayas, a man from the Naga ethnic group wearing a fur hat garnished with hornbill feathers and boar tusks raised his arm in a defiant salute. Hannah Beech, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021 The male helmeted hornbill finished his parenting duties alone. Yao-hua Law, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2020 Delhiites are now spotting rare birds like gray hornbills and red-throated flycatchers. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2020 The two seem to be hitting it off already, the zoo said, spending a lot of time together on Kiden’s first day in the enclosure, an area that also includes Speke’s gazelle and southern ground hornbills.oregonlive, 13 May 2020 Delhiites are now spotting rare birds like gray hornbills and red-throated flycatchers. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2020 Delhiites are now spotting rare birds like gray hornbills and red-throated flycatchers. Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 21 Apr. 2020 See More