Southern Red-billed Hornbill

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Southern Red-billed Hornbill (<em>Tockus rufirostris</em>) is a species of Hornbills (<em>Bucerotidae</em>) in the order Hornbills and Allies.

Overview

Southern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus rufirostris) is a species of Hornbills (Bucerotidae) in the order Hornbills and Allies.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Tockus; binomial: Tockus rufirostris; authority: (Sundevall, 1850).

Distribution

Breeding range: Africa.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Tockus rufirostris is split from T. erythrorhynchus (Kemp & Delport 2002; cf. Chittenden 2007); monotypic; includes ngamiensis (Kemp 2001; Hockey et al. 2005).

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