Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hornbills :: African Pied Hornbill

African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus

Described by: Shaw (1811)
Alternate common name(s): Pied Hornbill, African Hornbill, Allied Hornbill, Zande Hornbill, Black-and-white-tailed Hornbill
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

east of Makoukou, Gabon - Jul, 1996 © Don Roberson 
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Range

W. and c. Africa;
(1) Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria.
(2) S. Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, s. Central African Republic, sw. Sudan, n. Zaire and Uganda c. to nw. Angola, sw. and ec. Zaire.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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