Jackson's Hornbill

Tockus jacksoni

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreWoodlandCavity nestMedium · 168 g

When to see the Jackson's Hornbill

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Jackson's Hornbill

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in South Sudan.

About the Jackson's Hornbill

Jackson's hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is only found in North West Kenya and North East Uganda. Except for the dense white spots on the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's hornbill.

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Easily confused with

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