Damara Red-billed Hornbill vs Von der Decken'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

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Tockus deckeni

Medium168 gGrassland

This species is a small hornbill with blackish upperparts and mainly whitish underparts and head. It has a long tail and a long curved bill which lacks a casque. It is similar to the red-billed hornbill except for the bill colour and the lack of spotting on the wing coverts in both male and female. The species shows sexual dimorphism; the female has a black bill, whereas the male has a red bill with a cream tip and a black cutting edge.

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Photo: Mara 1 from Scotland · CC BY 2.0

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