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Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) is a animal in the Bucerotidae family, order Bucerotiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) (Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891))
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Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)

Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)

Jackson's hornbill (Tockus jacksoni) is a rare African hornbill often considered a subspecies of Von der Decken's hornbill.

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Family
Genus
Tockus
Order
Bucerotiformes
Class
Aves

About Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891)

Taxonomic Classification

Jackson's hornbill, with the scientific name Tockus jacksoni, is a hornbill species that belongs to the Bucerotidae family.

Geographic Range

This species is exclusively found in northwestern Kenya and northeastern Uganda.

Species Distinction

It closely resembles Von der Decken's hornbill, and is often classified as a subspecies of that species; the only distinguishing feature is the presence of dense white spots on its wing-coverts.

Photo: (с) Aftab Uzzaman, некоторые права защищены (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Bucerotiformes Bucerotidae Tockus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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