African Grey Hornbill

The African Grey Hornbill is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia.

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The African Grey Hornbill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The African Grey Hornbill, Tockus nasutus, is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. The African Grey Hornbill is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia. This is a bird mainly of open woodland and savannah. The female lays two to four white eggs in a tree hollow, which is blocked off during incubation with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. More

The African Grey Hornbill is omnivorous, taking insects, fruit and reptiles. It feeds mainly in trees. This conspicuous bird advertises its presence with its piping pee-o pee-o pee-o call. Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Grey_Hornbill" This reference article is mainly selected from the English Wikipedia with only minor checks and changes (see www.wikipedia.org for details of authors and sources) and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License. See also our Disclaimer. More

The African Grey Hornbill is a Southern African bird that belongs to the Bucerotidae bird family group which includes birds such as Typical hornbills. The description for the African Grey Hornbill (Latin name Tockus nasutus) can be found in the 7th Edition of the Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. The Tockus nasutus can be quickly identified by its unique Roberts identification number of 457 and the detailed description of this bird is on page 155. More

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The African Grey Hornbill is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia. The African Grey Hornbill, Tockus nasutus, is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. More

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Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Bucerotidae
Genus : Tockus
Species : nasutus
Authority : (Linnaeus, 1766)