Hemprich's Hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii)

Family
Bucerotidae (Hornbills)

Size
59 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ehrenberg, 1833)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 4,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda.

Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia to south-eastern Sudan, north-eastern Uganda and northern and north-western Kenya.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Hemprich's Hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) [XC451541]
by Rory Nefdt from Baringo Cliffs, Lake Baringo, Kenya (call)

Hemprich's Hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) [XC451542]
by Brian Henderson from Baringo Cliffs, Lake Baringo, Kenya (call)

Subspecies
Most closely related to superspecies formed by Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus), Bradfield's Hornbill (Lophoceros bradfieldi) and Congo Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus). All have similar whistling calls and head-up display posture with wings closed. In past, birds of northern Kenya occasionally separated as subspecies exsul.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Hemprichs Hornbill (Lophoceros hemprichii) - 10 files

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