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| + | [[Image:Jackson's_Hornbillsg.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Steve+G|Steve G}} <br/>Lake Baringo, [[Kenya]], July 2010]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] jacksoni | ;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] jacksoni | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 35cm. A small, pied Hornbill. | ||
| + | * White underparts | ||
| + | * Black wings with spotting on wing-coverts | ||
| + | * Long black tail, outer [[Topography#General Anatomy|rectrices]] white | ||
| + | * White head with black around eye and on crown | ||
| + | * Red bill and casque with yellow outer half | ||
| + | * Fleshy throat skin | ||
| + | Females are smaller and have a smaller black bill and casque.<br /> | ||
| + | Juveniles have a small dark horn bill with yellow patches. | ||
| + | [[Image:Jacksons_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male and Female<br />Photo by {{user|Larry+Lade|Larry Lade}} <br/>Lake Baringo Lodge, [[Kenya]], February 2004]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | From [[South Sudan]] to northeast [[Uganda]] and in northwest [[Kenya]].<br /> |
| + | Widespread and locally common. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | Formerly considered a subspecis of [[Von der Decken's Hornbill]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes insects, fruit and seeds.<br /> | ||
| + | Forages mainly on ground but also high up in fruiting trees.<br /> | ||
| + | Breeding season February to July. 2-4 white eggs are laid in a tree hole, which is blocked off with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow opening, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. Once the chicks and the female are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall, then both parents feed the chicks. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol6}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tockus+jacksoni}} | {{GSearch|Tockus+jacksoni}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]] |
Revision as of 01:05, 18 December 2014
- Tockus jacksoni
Identification
35cm. A small, pied Hornbill.
- White underparts
- Black wings with spotting on wing-coverts
- Long black tail, outer rectrices white
- White head with black around eye and on crown
- Red bill and casque with yellow outer half
- Fleshy throat skin
Females are smaller and have a smaller black bill and casque.
Juveniles have a small dark horn bill with yellow patches.
Distribution
From South Sudan to northeast Uganda and in northwest Kenya.
Widespread and locally common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered a subspecis of Von der Decken's Hornbill.
Habitat
Thorn scrub and similar arid habitats.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, fruit and seeds.
Forages mainly on ground but also high up in fruiting trees.
Breeding season February to July. 2-4 white eggs are laid in a tree hole, which is blocked off with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow opening, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. Once the chicks and the female are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall, then both parents feed the chicks.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Jackson's Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Jackson%27s_Hornbill
