#tockus deckeni

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A female Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni) in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

by Sue Roehl

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Von der Decken’s Hornbill

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Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni)

Photo by Fabrice Stoger

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May 23, 2020 - Von der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni)

Found in eastern Africa, in parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, and Tanzania, these hornbills inhabit dry forests, savannas, and shrublands. They eat small vertebrates, eggs, fruit, seeds, and insects, usually foraging on the ground, often in pairs or small flocks. Pairs use mud and other materials to seal the entrances of their tree cavity nests with the females inside. They leave a small slit so males can pass food into the nest until the females break out of the cavities about two weeks before the chicks fledge.

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Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni)

Photo by Jon Atkinson

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quick von der decken's hornbill as per a friend's request

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Von der Decken’s Hornbill (Tockus deckeni)

Distribution: East Africa

IUCN Status: Least Concern

{ Ecology } { Vocalizations } { eBird }

(Photo by Steve Garvie // CC 2.0)