West African Pied Hornbill
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hornbills

West African Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros semifasciatus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Order
Bucerotiformes

Overview

The West African pied hornbill (Lophoceros semifasciatus) is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.
The West African pied hornbill is found in West Africa, from south Nigeria to Senegal and Gambia—primarily in secondary forest areas of the Guinean-Congolese forest, and is threatened by forest fragmentation. It was previously considered conspecific with the Congo pied hornbill, and was split in IOC 13.2.
It is a frugivore.

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Range and habitat

Senegambia to just east of Niger River.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.