Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
African Pied Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus) - HBW 6, p. 492
French: Calao longibande
German: Elstertoko
Spanish: Toco Blanquinegro
Other common names: Allied/Pied(!)/Zande Hornbill, Black-and-white-tailed Hornbill
Taxonomy: Buceros fasciatus Shaw, 1811, Malimbe, Angola.
Forms a superspecies with T. alboterminatus and T. bradfieldi; closely related also to T. hemprichii, all having similar calls and displays. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- semifasciatus (Hartlaub, 1855) - Senegambia E to SW Nigeria.
- fasciatus (Shaw, 1811) - SE Nigeria to S Chad and E to Uganda, S to N Angola and SC Zaire.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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perching and flying away Locality Semliki National Park, Uganda (ssp fasciatus)
Daniêl Jimenez 26 September 2010 51 weeks ago 1 min 3 sec 4 -
A bird preening and scratching its head Locality Banjul, The Gambia (ssp semifasciatus)
Eldert Groenewoud 22 October 2005 4 years ago 17 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a tree in theforest canopy Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (ssp semifasciatus)
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 1 year ago 36 sec 3.4 -
Two immature birds close together picking at leaves Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp semifasciatus)
Dave Jackson 20 November 2006 4 years ago 18 sec 3.4 -
perching high in a tree Locality Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp semifasciatus)
Daniêl Jimenez 4 January 2012 5 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 52 sec 3 -
bird calling and preening. Locality Lukaya, Uganda (ssp fasciatus)
Daniêl Jimenez 12 September 2010 1 year ago 24 sec 3
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Adult male perched
Locality Pinselli Forest, Mamou Region, Guinea (ssp semifasciatus)
Nik Borrow 22 October 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.4 -
A bird perched in bushes near Brimsu Reservoir.
Locality Hans Cottage, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana
Ken Havard 24 November 2009 1 year ago 3 -
Adult high in canopy
Locality Farasuto Forest, Kuloro, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp semifasciatus)
Photo-ay 23 February 2009 2 years ago 3
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