Von der Decken's Hornbill

This species is a small hornbill which has mainly whitish underparts and head and blackish upperparts. It has a long tail and a long curved bill which lacks a casque. It is similar to the Red-billed Hornbill except for the bill colour, and the lack of spotting on the wing coverts in both male and female.

The Von der Decken's Hornbill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Distribution of Von der Decken's Hornbill (NOTE: Includes range of Jackson's Hornbill) Von der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni) is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in East Africa, especially to the east of the Rift Valley, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania. It is mainly found in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. It often includes Jackson's Hornbill as a subspecies. It was named after the German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833-1865). More

An adult male and a juvenile von der Decken's hornbill are shown in slideshow images 1 & 2 and a juvenile in images 3 & 4. Note the variability of size and color of the purple neck spot in both male and female images, from large to barely visible. More

The Von der Decken's Hornbill is a fairly common resident in dry open savanna and acacia thorn scrub. More

Yeah, male Von Der Decken's Hornbill, based on the head pattern and the bill. I recognized it as a hornbill thanks to a misspent youth watching wildlife documentaries, and from there it was a short step to googling for "hornbill" and paging through images. Posted by: John Callender | November 15, 2008 10:53 AM 4 Sorry, forgot to mention the feature. The big horny bill, head shape, overall body shape, tail. More

Von Der Decken's hornbill You are here: Home > Meet our Animals > Von der Decken's hornbill Von der Decken’s hornbills at Edinburgh Zoo We currently have one male and one female Von der Decken’s hornbill. The male was hatched in 2008 and came to us from the Rotterdam Zoo in December of that year. The female was hatched in 2008 at Vogelpark Avifauna in Holland, and also arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in December of that year. More

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Description/information: Von Der Decken's Hornbill was named after the German Explorer Baron Karl Von Der Decken.(1833-1865). Von Der Decken's have a grey to white body with black wings and a black stripe running down the center of the head and neck. The male has a red to orange bill, changing to ivory towards the end. The female has a solid black bill. Von Der Decken's are very small hornbills. More

Von der Decken's Hornbill is a common resident breeder in eastern Africa, especially to the east of the Rift Valley, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania, mainly in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. Von der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni) is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. More