Damara Red-billed Hornbill vs Monteiro's Hornbill

Damara Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus damarensis

Medium210 gShrubland

Damara red-billed hornbills are small species of African hornbills. They have curved dark to bright red bills with their nostrils on the upper beak close to their eyes. Their heads are covered in greyish-white feathers with dark grey feathers running along the back of their heads and upper half of the neck. Like all red-billed hornbills, Damara red-billed hornbills have wings covered in circles of white feathers surrounded by black or dark brown feathers.

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Recorded by Joris Komen · Call, duet, territorial duet · Brakwater, Khomas, Namibia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Tamir Gershberg · CC BY 4.0

Monteiro's Hornbill

Tockus monteiri

Medium290 gShrubland

It is a medium-sized bird, 54–58 cm (21–23 in) in length. With a body mass of 210 to 400 g (7.4 to 14.1 oz), it appears to be the largest hornbill of the relatively diminutive Tockus genus. The species is characterized by a white belly, black back, with white spots on the wings and white secondary flight feathers. The outer feathers of the long tail are also white. Females are smaller than males and can be recognized by their turquoise facial skin. The eyes are black and the beak is red.

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Photo: C. G. Finch-Davies · Public domain

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Damara Red-billed Hornbill and Monteiro's Hornbill.