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[[Image:Red-billed_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Reini <br/> Photo taken: The Gambia]]
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'''Red-billed Hornbill''' may refer to one of five species previously considered conspecific under the name '''Red-billed Hornbill''' (''Tockus erythrorhynchus''):
==Identification==
 
This bird has a black stripe on the back of its head.  Its underparts are  mainly whitish, with a grey head and upperparts. Its tail is long and it has a long curved red bill, lacking a casque. Sexes are similar, but the female has a smaller bill. 42cm in length.
 
  
Its voice is a ''tok-tok-tok-toktoktok'' call.
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*'''[[Western Red-billed Hornbill]]''' - ''Tockus kempi''
==Distribution==
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*'''[[Northern Red-billed Hornbill]]''' - ''Tockus erythrorhynchus''
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]].
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*'''[[Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill]]''' - ''Tockus ruahae''
==Taxonomy==
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*'''[[Southern Red-billed Hornbill]]''' - ''Tockus rufirostris''
''Tockus erythrorhynchus'' has five subspecies:
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*'''[[Damara Red-billed Hornbill]]''' - ''Tockus damarensis''
*''T. e. erythrorhynchus'';
 
*''T. e. rufirostris'';
 
*''T. e. damarensis'';
 
*''T. e. kempi''; and
 
*''T. e. ruahae''.
 
==Habitat==
 
Tree and bush savanna.
 
==Behaviour==
 
Nests are built in a tree hole and 3-6 white eggs are laid.  The nest is blocked off with a mixture of mud and droppings.  There is one narrow entrance through which the male passes food to the mother and chicks.  Once the chicks and mother are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks and rebuilds the wall.  The chicks are fed by both parents.
 
 
 
Its diet includes insects, fruit and seeds.  It is a ground feeder.
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Tockus+erythrorhynchus}}
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:26, 28 August 2011

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Red-billed Hornbill may refer to one of five species previously considered conspecific under the name Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus):

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