Tockus
Tockus is a genus of birds in the hornbill family, Bucerotidae, which are native to Africa.
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| Call of a northern red-billed hornbill | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Tockus Lesson, 1830 |
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Description
Hornbills in the genus Tockus are small sized African birds with triangular shaped curved bills. They can be found in tropical and sub-tropical African grasslands, forests and savannahs. They all have long tail feathers which are black on the exterior and white on the interior.
Species
- Monteiro's hornbill (Tockus monteiri)
- Red-billed hornbill group
- Northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Damara red-billed hornbill (Tockus damarensis)
- Southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris)
- Tanzanian red-billed hornbill (Tockus ruahae)
- Western red-billed hornbill (Tockus kempi)
- Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
- Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
- Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni)
- Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni)
References
- Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Robert's Birds of South Africa, 6th Edition
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