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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Description:

48–60 cm; 145–230 g Combination of yellow bill, spotted wing coverts and pale underparts is diagnostic. In flight, has white inner secondaries and outer tail like Southern Red-billed and Damara Hornbills. Female and juv. have smaller bills and shorter casques; juv. has dark head and throat. Voice: Rapid, hollowsounding ‘tok tok tok tok tok tokatokatoka', given with head lowered and wings fanned. Status and biology: Common near-endemic resident in thornveld and dry, broadleafed woodland. (Geelbekneushoringvoël)

Notes:

Photos were taken at Afsaal, Kruger National Park.

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zapabio
zapabio 11 years ago
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill


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Trapsuutjie
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Trapsuutjie

Mpumalanga, South Africa

Spotted on Sep 2, 2012
Submitted on Sep 3, 2012

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