Monteiro's Hornbill (Tockus monteiri)

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
56 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hartlaub, 1865

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry savanna.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Namibia.

South-western Angola and north-western and central Namibia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A hollow-sounding 'tooaak tooaak', uttered with head lowered and wings closed.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Monteiro's Hornbill (Tockus monteiri) [XC892938]
by id from Erongo Region, Namibia (call, song)

Monteiro's Hornbill (Tockus monteiri) [XC347106]
by Bram Vogels from Spitzkoppe, Namibia (song)

Subspecies
Considered closest to Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus), but also close to Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill (Tockus flavirostris) and Von der Decken's Hornbill (Tockus deckeni), based on similar calls and behaviour, and DNA studies. In past, southern populations occasionally separated as subspecies marjoriae.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Monteiros Hornbill (Tockus monteiri) - 10 files

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