Western Red-billed Hornbill - Tockus kempi

Calao occidental

Western Red-billed Hornbill
Ce calao diffère de la race d'origine par son masque noir autour des yeux, et par son iris foncé. Endémique en Afrique de l'ouest, il vit surtout dans les savanes ouvertes et les zones boisées semi-arides.
This Hornbill differs from original race by its black mask around eyes, and dark iris. Endemic in Western Africa, it lives mainly in open savannahs and semi-arid woodlands.
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  • Toco piquirrojo occidental
  • calau-de-bico-vermelho-da-guiné
  • Senegaltoko
  • Tockus kempi
  • Bucerotiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Bucérotiformes
Family : Bucerotidae
Species : Western Red-billed Hornbill


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : alfo2301
Author :
Digimages naturalistes

Shooting

date : NC
Lat. : 12° 47' 48'' North
Lng. : 99° 25' 54'' East