Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
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Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris (Rüppell, 1835)

217 gWeight

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill has been recorded at 47 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Samburu NRKenya588 records
  2. Shaba NRKenya201 records
  3. Tsavo West NPKenya133 records
More places
  1. Awash NP – southern sectionEthiopia115 records
  2. Buffalo Springs NRKenya115 records
  3. Awash NPEthiopia100 records
  4. Buffalo Springs NR / Samburu NRKenya87 records
  5. Meru NPKenya75 records
  6. Tsavo West NP – Kilaguni LodgeKenya54 records
  7. Lake BaringoKenya50 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaEthiopiaTanzaniaSomaliaUganda

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), 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, Somaliland, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes.

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Questions

How big is the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill?

The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill weighs around 217 g.

Where does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania.

When is the best time to see the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill as Least Concern.

What does the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill in?

It belongs to the family Hornbills (Bucerotidae), order Bucerotiformes.

At a glance

Weight
217 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
192 mm
Tail
215 mm
Bill
82 mm
Tarsus
41 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hornbills Bucerotidae
Genus
Tockus

Other birds in the genus Tockus

Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeWestern Red-billed HornbillWestern Red-billed HornbillTockus kempiDamara Red-billed HornbillDamara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisSouthern Red-billed HornbillSouthern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisNorthern Red-billed HornbillNorthern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMonteiro's HornbillMonteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriVon der Decken's HornbillVon der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniJackson's HornbillJackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniSouthern Yellow-billed HornbillSouthern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasAbyssinian Ground HornbillAbyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

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