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;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] hartlaubi | ;[[:Category:Tockus|Tockus]] hartlaubi | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 32cm. A small, blackish hornbill. | ||
+ | * Mostly black plumage | ||
+ | * Broad white eyestripe | ||
+ | * Black tail with white tip | ||
+ | * Dark bill with red tip, dark casque (red casque in ''granti'') | ||
+ | * Blackish bare skin around eye | ||
+ | * Flesh-coloured throat skin | ||
+ | Females are smaller than males, the bill is all dark and the casque smaller.<br /> | ||
+ | Juveniles are similar to females. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Africa]] | + | Found in tropical [[Africa]] from southern [[Sierra Leone]] and southern [[Guinea]] east to [[Cameroon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] east to [[South Sudan]] and western [[Uganda]], south to northwest Angola.<br /> |
− | + | Locally common. | |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
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:*Congo basin of [[Central African Republic]] to [[Zaire]] and [[Uganda]] | :*Congo basin of [[Central African Republic]] to [[Zaire]] and [[Uganda]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Tall evergreen and gallery forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Feeds mainly on insects, takes also spiders, small lizards and rarely fruit.<br /> | ||
+ | Feeds mainly in the subcanopy, sometimes following monkeys to take insects disturbed by them.<br /> | ||
+ | Little known about breeding. Nests in a natural cavity in a tree, the female seals herself in. Lays probably up to 4 eggs. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}#Avibase |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tockus+hartlaubi}} | {{GSearch|Tockus+hartlaubi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tockus]] [[Category:Missing Images]] |
Revision as of 19:32, 21 April 2012
Alternative name: Dwarf Black Hornbill
- Tockus hartlaubi
Identification
32cm. A small, blackish hornbill.
- Mostly black plumage
- Broad white eyestripe
- Black tail with white tip
- Dark bill with red tip, dark casque (red casque in granti)
- Blackish bare skin around eye
- Flesh-coloured throat skin
Females are smaller than males, the bill is all dark and the casque smaller.
Juveniles are similar to females.
Distribution
Found in tropical Africa from southern Sierra Leone and southern Guinea east to Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo east to South Sudan and western Uganda, south to northwest Angola.
Locally common.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- T. h. hartlaubi:
- Sierra Leone to Zaire (west of Congo River)
- T. h. granti:
- Congo basin of Central African Republic to Zaire and Uganda
Habitat
Tall evergreen and gallery forest.
Behaviour
Feeds mainly on insects, takes also spiders, small lizards and rarely fruit.
Feeds mainly in the subcanopy, sometimes following monkeys to take insects disturbed by them.
Little known about breeding. Nests in a natural cavity in a tree, the female seals herself in. Lays probably up to 4 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Western Dwarf Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Western_Dwarf_Hornbill