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African Pied Hornbill |
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African Pied Hornbill |
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African Pied Hornbill (Tochus
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Credit & Copyright: Dr. Bruce G.
Marcot
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Explanation: Resting in the remote central tropical African village of Monkoto, I hear a loud whoosh sound, looked up, and saw a huge set of wings alight onto a branch far overhead. A hornbill! More specifically, an African Pied Hornbill! This is a not uncommon denizen of woodlands and village borders throughout central and western tropical Africa. Hornbills do not sport a true horn ... but can sound almost like a horn during their vocalizations, although that may not be the source of their name. This
species belongs to genus Tochus, which is actually one of the
moderate-sized hornbills in Africa.
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