About the Damara Red-billed Hornbill
The Damara red-billed hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in southwest Angola and northern Namibia. All five red-billed hornbills were formerly considered conspecific.
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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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What the Damara Red-billed Hornbill sounds like
Where the Damara Red-billed Hornbill lives
When to see the Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisThe Eastern yellow-billed hornbill, also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriIt is a medium-sized bird, 54–58 cm (21–23 in) in length.
Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniJackson's hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
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