Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Hemprich's Hornbill (Tockus hemprichii) - HBW 6, p. 492
French: Calao de Hemprich
German: Hemprichtoko
Spanish: Toco Abisinio
Taxonomy: Buceros (Lophoceros) Hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1833, Archiko, Ethiopia.
Most closely related to superspecies formed by T. alboterminatus, T. bradfieldi and T. fasciatus, having similar whistling calls and head-up display posture with wings closed. In past, birds of N Kenya occasionally separated as race exsul. Monotypic.
Distribution: Ethiopia, Djibouti and N Somalia to SE Sudan, NE Uganda and N & NW Kenya.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, rubbing its bill. Locality Ginir, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 December 2005 7 years ago 37 sec 4.6 -
A bird calling loudly Locality Roha Hotel, Lalibela, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 28 November 2007 5 years ago 26 sec 3.9
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An adult perched low in shrubbery.
Locality Lake Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 4 February 2009 17 weeks ago 4 -
Single bird perched in a tree
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Rick Simpson 17 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Close-up of single bird
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
Rick Simpson 17 October 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Bird on an electrical pole
Locality Lalibela, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Holger Meinig 31 March 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
Plucking figs
Locality Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 3 January 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
An adult
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
raniero massoli-novelli 1 August 1999 2 years ago 3.4
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