Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
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Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823)

139 gWeight

The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia

Northern Red-billed Hornbill has been recorded at 117 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Tarangire NPTanzania1,313 records
  2. Samburu NRKenya864 records
  3. Buffalo Springs NRKenya722 records
More places
  1. Tarangire NP – Tarangire Safari LodgeTanzania310 records
  2. Tsavo West NPKenya285 records
  3. Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria268 records
  4. Lake BaringoKenya268 records
  5. Buffalo Springs NR – Samburu Simba LodgeKenya257 records
  6. Tsavo East NP – Southern SectionKenya241 records
  7. Shaba NRKenya241 records

Countries and regions with the most records

KenyaTanzaniaEthiopiaGhanaNigeriaBurkina FasoCameroonUganda

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 northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) 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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Questions

How big is the Northern Red-billed Hornbill?

The Northern Red-billed Hornbill weighs around 139 g.

Where does the Northern Red-billed Hornbill live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southern Mauritania through Somalia to northeastern Tanzania. It is most often recorded in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Is the Northern Red-billed Hornbill endangered?

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

What does the Northern Red-billed Hornbill eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Northern Red-billed Hornbill in?

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

At a glance

Weight
139 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
173 mm
Tail
188 mm
Bill
75 mm
Tarsus
38 mm

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

Range

Africa: southern Mauritania through Somalia to northeastern 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 rufirostrisMonteiro'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 leucomelasEastern Yellow-billed HornbillEastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisAbyssinian Ground HornbillAbyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill

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