Gĩthũũya Meru

Ithũũya Meru nĩ nyoni iria ikoragwo Abĩrika, Asia na Melanesia kuuma gwũciĩ ya Bucerotidae. Itarie na mũkanye mũraihu na rũhĩa rũracunjuraha na kĩmanjĩka gĩkĩ kaingĩ gĩkoragwo na marangĩ mena cama wa riri njerũ. ũũũare characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a horny casque on the upper mandible. Hornbills have a two-lobed kidney. They are the only birds in which the first and second neck vertebrae (the atlas and axis respectively) are fused together; this probably provides a more stable platform for carrying the bill. The family is omnivorous, feeding on fruit and small animals. They are monogamous breeders nesting in natural cavities in trees and sometimes cliffs. A number of mainly insular species of hornbill with small ranges are threatened with extinction, mainly in Southeast Asia.
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