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;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] erythrorhynchus | ;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] erythrorhynchus | ||
| − | + | '''Includes: Damara Red-billed Hornbill; Southern Red-billed Hornbill; Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill; Western Red-billed Hornbill and Northern Red-billed Hornbill''' | |
==Identification== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Tockus erythrorhynchus'' has five subspecies: | ''Tockus erythrorhynchus'' has five subspecies: | ||
| − | *''T. e. erythrorhynchus'' | + | *''T. e. erythrorhynchus'' |
| − | *''T. e. rufirostris'' | + | *''T. e. rufirostris'' |
| − | *''T. e. damarensis'' | + | *''T. e. damarensis'' |
| − | *''T. e. kempi'' | + | *''T. e. kempi'' |
| − | *''T. e. ruahae''. | + | *''T. e. ruahae'' |
| + | Every subspecies is sometimes accepted as full species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Tree and bush savanna. | Tree and bush savanna. | ||
Revision as of 14:24, 20 February 2011
- Tockus erythrorhynchus
Includes: Damara Red-billed Hornbill; Southern Red-billed Hornbill; Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill; Western Red-billed Hornbill and Northern Red-billed Hornbill
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.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Tockus erythrorhynchus has five subspecies:
- T. e. erythrorhynchus
- T. e. rufirostris
- T. e. damarensis
- T. e. kempi
- T. e. ruahae
Every subspecies is sometimes accepted as full species.
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.
