Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Black Dwarf-hornbill (Tockus hartlaubi) - HBW 6, p. 496
French: Calao de Hartlaub
German: Hartlaubtoko
Spanish: Toco Negro
Other common names: Dwarf Black Hornbill
Taxonomy: Toccus [sic] hartlaubi Gould, 1861, Fanti, Ghana.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- hartlaubi Gould, 1861 - S Sierra Leone and S Guinea E to S Cameroon and SW Central African Republic, and S to Gabon and N Congo.
- granti (Hartert, 1895) - EC Congo and Zaire (Congo Basin) E to S Sudan and W Uganda, and S to NW Angola (Cabinda).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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perched overhead, poops, then commences calling with it tailed pumped in time Locality Krabo Forest, Western Region, Ghana (ssp hartlaubi)
Martin Kennewell 9 December 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 2.7 -
perched, wipes bill, turns and flies Locality Krabo Forest, Western Region, Ghana (ssp hartlaubi)
Martin Kennewell 9 December 2010 2 years ago 13 sec 2.5 -
perched high against the light Locality Krabo Forest, Western Region, Ghana (ssp hartlaubi)
Martin Kennewell 9 December 2010 2 years ago 17 sec 2.5 -
A bird in the forest canopy Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 3 years ago 24 sec 2.5 -
A couple of shots of a bird in the canopy Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 2.5 -
perched, flies off with very fast wingbeats Locality Krabo Forest, Western Region, Ghana (ssp hartlaubi)
Martin Kennewell 9 December 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 2
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A bird seen from the canopy walkway at Kakum.
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Ken Havard 2 years ago 3 -
A bird perched in a leafy tree carrying a chameleon species prey item
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana (ssp hartlaubi)
Ian Fulton 8 March 2009 3 years ago 3 -
A female perched
Locality Ipassa Reserve, Makokou, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon (ssp hartlaubi)
Nik Borrow 10 August 2007 3 years ago 3 -
A male perched.
Locality Korup National Park, Southwest Province, Cameroon (ssp hartlaubi)
Nik Borrow 7 April 2008 3 years ago 3
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