Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Also known as Tockus leucomelas
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 168
- Image
- Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Tockus leucomelas at Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo, South Africa (18305273221).jpg
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- taxon name
- Tockus leucomelas
- Commons category
- Tockus leucomelas
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- Tockus leucomelas
- taxon common name
- calau-de-bico-amarelo-austral
- litter size
- 3.5
- egg incubation period
- 24
- short name
- T. leucomelas
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Article
The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. This hornbill species is a common and widespread resident of dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands. They can often be seen along roads and water courses.
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