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Southern yellow-billed hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Hornbills
(Bucerotidae)
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Large yellow beak, light grey head, bold red face, long tail and dark marked wings with a white belly. Often seen alongside roads. They feed mainly on the ground, where they take seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. They have a very characteristic flight pattern. ⇔ l. 50-60 cm All over southern Africa since this bird prefers arid areas.
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1 LookAlikes (LA):
Monteiro's hornbill
Southern yellow-billed hornbill
Zuidelijke geelsnaveltok
Südlicher Gelbschnabeltoko
Calao leucomèle
Bucero beccogiallo meridionale
Toco piquigualdo sureño
Calau-de-bico-amarelo
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