Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas)

Southern yellow-billed hornbill. 2016-09-25 09.17.32 Botswana
Classification: Genus Tockus; Family Bucerotidae
General: 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. [more]

First documented observation : 2016-09-25 in Botswana.