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;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] alboterminatus | ;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] alboterminatus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 50-54 cm. | ||
| + | *Black back | ||
| + | *Black wings | ||
| + | *White belly | ||
| + | *White tipped, long tail feathers | ||
| + | *Yellow iris | ||
| + | *Red bill | ||
| + | *Casque on the upper mandible (females have smaller casque) | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] east of 10°E. | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] east of 10°E. | ||
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*''T. a. suahelicus''. | *''T. a. suahelicus''. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Riverine and coastal forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The diet includes aerially hawked insects, small rodents, frogs, seeds and fruits. | ||
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| + | 4-5 white eggs are laid and are incubated for 25-30 days; the young fledge about 8 weeks later. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | Wikipedia | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tockus+alboterminatus}} | {{GSearch|Tockus+alboterminatus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]] | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 16 March 2009
- Tockus alboterminatus
Identification
50-54 cm.
- Black back
- Black wings
- White belly
- White tipped, long tail feathers
- Yellow iris
- Red bill
- Casque on the upper mandible (females have smaller casque)
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa east of 10°E.
Taxonomy
Tockus alboterminatus has three subspecies:
- T. a. alboterminatus;
- T. a. geloensis; and
- T. a. suahelicus.
Habitat
Riverine and coastal forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes aerially hawked insects, small rodents, frogs, seeds and fruits.
4-5 white eggs are laid and are incubated for 25-30 days; the young fledge about 8 weeks later.
References
Wikipedia
