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CROWNED HORNBILLTockus alboterminatus©John Thacks The Crowned Hornbill is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, with a length between 50 and 54 cm, and it is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible. In females, the casque is smaller. The Crowned Hornbill is a common resident of the coastal and riverine forests of southern (only the eastern coast) to northeastern Africa. It forages mainly in trees, where it feeds in insects (often caught in flight), small rodents and reptiles, seeds and fruits. This hornbill species can be seen in flocks, usually in the dry season. Four to five white eggs are incubated for 25 to 30 days; the juveniles remain with both parents for about 8 weeks Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Hornbill Other posts: Great Hornbill Red-Knobbed Hornbill Eye Detail of a Ground Hornbill

CROWNED HORNBILL
Tockus alboterminatus
©John Thacks

The Crowned Hornbill is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, with a length between 50 and 54 cm, and it is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and presents a stocky casque on the upper mandible. In females, the casque is smaller.

The Crowned Hornbill is a common resident of the coastal and riverine forests of southern (only the eastern coast) to northeastern Africa. It forages mainly in trees, where it feeds in insects (often caught in flight), small rodents and reptiles, seeds and fruits. This hornbill species can be seen in flocks, usually in the dry season. Four to five white eggs are incubated for 25 to 30 days; the juveniles remain with both parents for about 8 weeks

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowned_Hornbill

Other posts:

Great Hornbill

Red-Knobbed Hornbill

Eye Detail of a Ground Hornbill

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