Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

About the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill, also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish skin around the eyes.

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Where the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in South Africa, Eritrea, South Sudan, Zambia.

When to see the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisDamara red-billed hornbills are small species of African hornbills. Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniJackson's hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeTanzanian red-billed hornbills (Tockus ruahae) are small hornbills in the group of the red-billed hornbills.