Tropical Birds
Least Concern
Quick Facts
Mass0.194 kg
Facts sourced from Wikidata (CC0).
Von der Decken's hornbill is a hornbill found in East Africa, especially to the east of the East African Rift, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania. It is found mainly in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. Jackson's hornbill is often treated as a subspecies of it. It was named after the German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833–1865).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Top parks for Von der Decken's Hornbill. Sightings recorded in 52 safari areas total.
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