Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) - HBW 6, p. 495
French: Calao à bec rouge
German: Rotschnabeltoko
Spanish: Toco Piquirrojo
Other common names: African Red-billed Hornbill; South African Red-billed Hornbill (rufirostris); Damaraland Red-billed Hornbill (damarensis)
Taxonomy: Buceros erythrorhynchus Temminck, 1823, Podor, Senegal.
Closest to T. monteiri, but also close to T. leucomelas, T. flavirostris and T. deckeni, based on similar calls and behaviour, and DNA studies. Races rufirostris and damarensis may be two separate species. Population from S Mozambique to Natal described as race degens on basis of smaller size, but differences slight; birds of N Botswana (Ngamiland) formerly separated as race ngamiensis. Yellow-eyed birds from Tanzania, with black circumorbital skin, may represent as yet undescribed race, as also may birds in N Kenya; further study needed.. View all taxonomy...
Closest to T. monteiri, but also close to T. leucomelas, T. flavirostris and T. deckeni, based on similar calls and behaviour, and DNA studies. Races rufirostris and damarensis may be two separate species. Population from S Mozambique to Natal described as race degens on basis of smaller size, but differences slight; birds of N Botswana (Ngamiland) formerly separated as race ngamiensis. Yellow-eyed birds from Tanzania, with black circumorbital skin, may represent as yet undescribed race, as also may birds in N Kenya; further study needed. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kempi Tréca & Érard, 2000 - S Mauritania and Senegambia E to Inner Niger Delta.
- erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) - Inner Niger Delta E to Ethiopia and Somalia, S to Tanzania.
- rufirostris (Sundevall, 1851) - S Angola and N Namibia E to Zambia and S Malawi and S to NE South Africa.
- damarensis (Shelley, 1888) - NW & C Namibia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird eating food uncovered by digging. Locality Sof Omar, Bale Province, Ethiopia (ssp erythrorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 5 -
A close-up of a bird eating food uncovered by digging. Locality Sof Omar, Bale Province, Ethiopia (ssp erythrorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 3 December 2005 5 years ago 50 sec 4.7 -
A bird extracting the contents of a chrysalis and eating it Locality Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp rufirostris)
Keith Blomerley 7 January 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a tree, calling and displaying. Locality Imi, Ethiopia (ssp erythrorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 5 years ago 16 sec 4.6 -
front view preening, turns to show rear view, flies Locality Negele Borana scrub, Negele Arsi, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp erythrorhynchus)
Martin Kennewell 30 October 2010 1 year ago 47 sec 4.5 -
one bird perching Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp kempi)
Daniêl Jimenez 23 December 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 38 sec 4.4
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A bird showing red-billed Hornbill pattern, but has dark eyes as Damara Hornbill.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp rufirostris)
Fran Trabalon 12 November 2011 9 weeks ago 4.5 -
Near our camp in company of Tockus leucomelas
Locality Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana (ssp rufirostris)
Marco Valentini 12 weeks ago 4.4 -
An adult standing on the grass.
Locality Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa (ssp rufrirostris)
Carmelo López 11 December 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
A juvenile specimen
Locality Waza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 5 January 2011 12 weeks ago 4.3 -
A bird hiding from the sun under a palm-tree
Locality Bijilo Forest Park, Bijilo, Western Division, The Gambia
Frank Derriks 10 November 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
Feeding on the green of Satara
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 26 July 2008 1 year ago 4
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A bird singing and displaying. Locality Langano, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
(ssp erythrorhynchus)
Josep del Hoyo 1 December 2005 1 year ago 2
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