Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

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Tockus flavirostris

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill, a reference photo
Photo: User:Alexf · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The Eastern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus flavirostris), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somaliland, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the southern yellow-billed hornbill, but has blackish (not pinkish) skin around the eyes.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Bucerotiformes
Family
Bucerotidae
Genus
Tockus
Species
Tockus flavirostris

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