Tockus flavirostris

(Rüppell, 1835)

Vernacular names
English : Eastern yellow-billed hornbill
French : Calao à bec jaune

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Bucerotiformes
Family : Bucerotidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach 40 cm in length for a weight of 295 grams. White head, neck and belly, stained black behind eyes. Thin black band on crown. Black wings with white spots. Long black tail. Bright yellow bill with black edges.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Africa, from Somalia and Ethiopia to Kenya, Uganda and north-east Tanzania. Lives in open dry savannas and woodlands.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is globally uncommon but has a wide range. It is vulnerable to habitat loss and particularly loss of suitable nesting sites.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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