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Jackson's hornbill

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Jackson's hornbill
male
female
both at Lake Baringo, Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Genus: Tockus
Species:
T. jacksoni
Binomial name
Tockus jacksoni
Synonyms

Tockus deckeni jacksoni

Male, Lake Baringo, Kenya

Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is only found in North West Kenya and North East Uganda. Except for the dense white spots on the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's hornbill.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tockus jacksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22682388A92943069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22682388A92943069.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.