Tockus
| Tockus | |
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| Monteiro's hornbill | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotinae |
| Genus: | Tockus Lesson, 1830 |
| Species | |
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Tockus is a genus of the Bucerotidae family (hornbills). They are found in Africa.
Species
- Crowned hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus)
- Bradfield's hornbill (Tockus bradfieldi)
- African pied hornbill (Tockus fasciatus)
- Hemprich's hornbill (Tockus hemprichii)
- Pale-billed hornbill (Tockus pallidirostris)
- African grey hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
- Monteiro's hornbill (Tockus monteiri)
- Red-billed hornbill group
- Northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Damara red-billed hornbill (Tockus damarensis)
- Southern red-billed hornbill (Tockus rufirostris)
- Tanzanian red-billed hornbill (Tockus ruahae)
- Western red-billed hornbill (Tockus kempi)
- Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)
- Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris)
- Von der Decken's hornbill (Tockus deckeni)
- Jackson's hornbill (Tockus (deckeni) jacksoni)
- Black dwarf hornbill (Tockus hartlaubi)
- Red-billed dwarf hornbill (Tockus camurus)
The white-crested hornbill is sometimes placed in Tockus, but most now place it in Tropicranus.
References
- Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Robert's Birds of South Africa, 6th Edition
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