Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 3,335
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. This hornbill species is a common and widespread resident of dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands. They can often be seen along roads and water courses.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Southern yellow-billed hornbill”.