Thursday, July 12, 2012

>Tockus (deckeni) jacksoni (Jackson's Hornbill)

Jackson's Hornbill


Jackson's Hornbill
Female in Kenya
Male in Kenya
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Bucerotidae
Genus:Tockus
Species:T. jacksoni
Binomial name
Tockus jacksoni
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)
Synonyms
Tockus deckeni jacksoni
The Jackson's Hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Except for the dense white spots to the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's Hornbill.

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