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Birds
Southern yellow-billed hornbill
Southern yellow-billed hornbill · Tockus leucomelas
A strong yellow bill, distinctive cackling calls and open savannas make the southern yellow-billed hornbill a real characterful bird.
Fact file
- Size
- About 48 to 60 cm long, 150 to 250 grams in weight
- Males and females
- Males are larger with a stronger bill than females
- Sounds
- Series of throaty, chuckling calls and cackling sounds
- Diet
- Feeds mainly on insects, small vertebrates, seeds and fruit
- Offspring
- Female lays 2 to 6 eggs in tree cavities, often during the rainy season
How to identify Southern yellow-billed hornbill
The southern yellow-billed hornbill is immediately recognisable by its strong, bright yellow bill. The upperparts are grey-brown with whitish spots, while the breast and belly usually appear white. Striking red skin patches around the eyes and on the throat are characteristic, and its long tail and the white wing patches stand out in flight.
At around 50 centimetres in length, the southern yellow-billed hornbill looks compact yet elegant. The large, curved bill and the fluffy breast feathers in particular help you distinguish it reliably from other tokos or hornbills in the savanna. Females are often slightly smaller and have a narrower bill than males.
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Where Southern yellow-billed hornbill live
Botswana
Namibia
- Brandberg
- Buffalo Core Area
- Bwabwata Nationalpark
- Caprivi-Streifen
- Damaraland
- Dolomite & Olifantsrus
- Erongo Gebirge
- Etosha Nationalpark
- Halali
- Hoanib
- Kalahari
- Kaokoland
- Kwando Core Area
- Mahango Core Area
- Mudumu Nationalpark
- Namutoni
- Nkasa Rupara National Park
- Okaukuejo
- Palmwag
- Rundu
- Spitzkoppe
- Twyfelfontein
- Waterberg Plateau
- Windhoek
South Africa
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