Which coraciiform birds share incubation duties between males and females?

Created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.

yellow-billed hornbill — Coraciiform Yellow-billed hornbill (*Tockus leucomelas*).

Within the order Coraciiformes, incubation duties are shared between both the male and the female in several groups, including kingfishers, todies, motmots, and bee-eaters.1

In contrast, incubation is performed solely by the female in hoopoes and hornbills. In the case of hornbills, the female typically remains inside the nest cavity during this period, and the male provides her with food through a narrow slit in the nest entrance.1