Jackson's hornbill

Jackson's hornbill
male
female
both at Lake Baringo, Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Bucerotiformes
Family:Bucerotidae
Genus:Tockus
Species: T. jacksoni
Binomial name
Tockus jacksoni
Synonyms

Tockus deckeni jacksoni

The Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is only found in North West Kenya and North East Uganda. Except for the dense white spots on the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's hornbill.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Tockus jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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