Listen to the northern red-billed hornbill
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About the northern red-billed hornbill
The northern red-billed hornbill is a bird in the family Bucerotidae (order Bucerotiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 128 g.
What does the northern red-billed hornbill sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recognized, but all five were once considered conspecific and some authorities still classify the others as subspecies of Tockus erythrorhynchus.
More from the family Bucerotidae
Great hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Oriental pied hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
Malabar grey hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
Malabar pied hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
African grey hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Black hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanus
Silvery-cheeked hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Black-casqued hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Frequently asked questions
What does a northern red-billed hornbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the northern red-billed hornbill on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the northern red-billed hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the northern red-billed hornbill as “least concern”.
What family does the northern red-billed hornbill belong to?
The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources & credits
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) (022A-WA03044X0014-0010M0) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q912111 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Northern red-billed hornbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Giles Laurent – CC BY-SA 4.0