Biology:Jackson's hornbill

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Short description: Species of bird

Jackson's hornbill
Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) male.jpg
male
Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) female.jpg
female
both at Lake Baringo, Kenya
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Tockus
Species:
T. jacksoni
Binomial name
Tockus jacksoni
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Synonyms

Tockus deckeni jacksoni

Male, Lake Baringo, Kenya

Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is only found in North West Kenya and North East Uganda. Except for the dense white spots on the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's hornbill.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q643557 entry