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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
The female seals herself inside a tree hole with mud, leaving a narrow slit, and the male feeds her and the chicks through it.
Where to see it for real: Forages on the ground in dry savanna of southern Africa.
Lives in the African savanna habitat (Southern and East Africa, at sunset).
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill facts
- Family
- Hornbills
- Length
- 22 in (55 cm)
- Weight
- 7.1 oz (200 g)
- Diet
- Insects, scorpions, seeds and fruit.
- Range
- Dry savanna of southern Africa.
- Nest
- A tree hole that the female seals with mud from the inside.
- Song
- A long series of clucking "tok-tok" notes, with the wings spread.
- Active
- by day
- Status
- Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.
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