Jackson's hornbill | |
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male | |
female both at Lake Baringo, Kenya |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Bucerotiformes |
Family: | Bucerotidae |
Genus: | |
Species: | T. jacksoni |
Binomial name | |
Tockus jacksoni (Ogilvie-Grant, 1891) |
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Synonyms | |
Tockus deckeni jacksoni |
Tockus deckeni jacksoni
The 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.