Southern Red-billed Hornbill vs Western Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

150 gWoodland

The sexes are similar, but males are larger and heavier. Males also have somewhat longer bills, with the lower mandible coloured black to a variable extent. It is distinguishable from other red-billed hornbills by the combination of yellow iris and pale orbital skin (pink to greyish), and the ample blackish plumage streaking from the ear coverts to the side of the neck. The throat is white, and the wing coverts clearly spotted.

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Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus kempi

182 gWoodland

Western red-billed hornbills are small hornbills in the genus Tockus. They have curved red beaks which are more orange on the lower beak and more bright red on the upper beak, with both ending with a dark orange colour. Their heads are greyish white and have black feathers along the back of their heads and neck. They have white plumage on their faces and large dark grey eye rings. Their sclera is dark brown and their pupils are black.

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Photo: riendre · CC BY 3.0

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Southern Red-billed Hornbill and Western Red-billed Hornbill.