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Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Photo by Benno Ibold
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This group of conspicuous birds have mainly whitish underparts and head, grey upperparts, long tails, and a long and curved red bill which lacks a casque. The sexes are similar, but the female has a smaller bill. They are generally large, at 42 centimetres (17 in) long, but the entire group is considered as one of the smaller hornbills.

Habitat:

Dry savannah with trees

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017

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