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Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Damara Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus damarensis) — Hornbills & Hoopoes of Africa.
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus damarensis) is a member of the Bucerotidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 210 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Bucerotiformes
- Family Bucerotidae Hornbills
- Genus Tockus
- Species damarensis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 210 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus damarensis) belongs to the Bucerotidae family of the order Bucerotiformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF sw Angola, n Namibia and w Botswana.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 210 g, with a wing length of about 18.3 cm and a tail of around 19.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 391,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Damara Red-billed Hornbill?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is a large bird that weighs around 210 g.
Where does the Damara Red-billed Hornbill live?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is found across Africa with a range covering AF sw Angola, n Namibia and w Botswana, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Damara Red-billed Hornbill belong to?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus damarensis) belongs to the Bucerotidae family, in the order Bucerotiformes.
What does the Damara Red-billed Hornbill eat?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Damara Red-billed Hornbill migrate?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Damara Red-billed Hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Damara Red-billed Hornbill make?
1 real field recording of the Damara Red-billed Hornbill can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Damara Red-billed Hornbill's range?
The Damara Red-billed Hornbill has a mapped global range of about 391,000 km².
Conservation
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