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Western Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus kempi
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About the Western Red-billed Hornbill
The western red-billed hornbill (Tockus kempi) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from Senegal and Gambia to southern Mauritania and western Mali. There are five species of red-billed hornbills generally recognized now, but all five were once considered conspecific. Some authorities still categorize the group as Tockus erythrorhynchus with the remaining four as its subspecies
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Tockus kempi
- Family
- Hornbills
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
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