The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill,[1] 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 (not pinkish) skin around the eyes.
Eastern yellow-billed hornbill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Bucerotidae |
Genus: | Tockus |
Species: | T. flavirostris
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Binomial name | |
Tockus flavirostris (Rüppell, 1835)
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approximate distribution |
References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Tockus flavirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682379A92942633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682379A92942633.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.