Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris

(Rüppell, WPES, 1835)
Toco Piquigualdo Norteño
Calau-de-bico-amarelo

Family: Bucerotidae
Order: Bucerotiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Buceros flavirostris.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

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

Source: Wikipedia, article Tockus flavirostris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.