About Tockus kempi Tréca & Érard, 2000
Taxonomy
Tockus kempi (the Western red-billed hornbill) is a small hornbill species belonging to the genus Tockus.
Beak Characteristics
This species has a curved red beak: the lower mandible is more orange, the upper mandicle is brighter red, and both mandibles end in dark orange.
Head Plumage
Their heads are greyish white, with black feathers running along the back of the head and neck. They have white plumage on the face and large dark grey eye rings.
Eye Features
Their sclera is dark brown and their pupils are black.
Wing Feathering
Like all red-billed hornbills, their wings have large and small circles of white feathers bordered by black on the outer surface; the upper half of the inner wing surface is white, and the lower half is black.
Tail Feathering
Their long tail feathers are black on the outer surface and greyish white on the inner surface.
