About the Northern Red-billed Hornbill
The northern red-billed hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recognized, but all five were once considered conspecific and some authorities still classify the others as subspecies of Tockus erythrorhynchus.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Arab Emirates, Oman.
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisThe sexes are similar, but males are larger and heavier.
Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniThis species is a small hornbill with blackish upperparts and mainly whitish underparts and head.
Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasIt is a medium-sized bird, 48–60 cm (19–24 in) in length, 132–242 g (0.29–0.53 lb) in weight and is characterized by a long yellow and down-curved beak.
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