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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris) — Hornbills & Hoopoes of Africa.
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The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris) is a member of the Bucerotidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 217 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 flavirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 217 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris) belongs to the Bucerotidae family of the order Bucerotiformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to n Tanzania.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 217 g, with a wing length of about 19.2 cm and a tail of around 21.5 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 1.4 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a large bird that weighs around 217 g.
Where does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill live?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is found across Africa with a range covering AF Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to n Tanzania, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill belong to?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris) belongs to the Bucerotidae family, in the order Bucerotiformes.
What does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill eat?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill migrate?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Eastern Yellow-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 Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill make?
1 real field recording of the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill's range?
The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill has a mapped global range of about 1.4 million km².
Conservation
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