Eastern yellow-billed hornbill
The eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill,[1] is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Tockus |
| Species: | T. flavirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Tockus flavirostris (Rüppell, 1835) | |
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Tockus flavirostris - Kruger National Park
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Tockus flavirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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