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African Grey Hornbill

Tockus nasutus

Photo by Jared Hersch
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This species is a large bird, at 45 cm in length, but is one of the smaller hornbills. It has mainly grey plumage, with the head, flight feathers and long tail being a darker shade. There is a white line down each side of the head and one on the back which is visible only in flight. The long curved bill is black and has a small casque and a creamy horizontal stripe.

Habitat:

This is a bird mainly of open woodland and savannah

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