Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Photo: Giles Laurent · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hornbills

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus leucomelas

LCLeast Concern
Family
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Order
Bucerotiformes

Overview

The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. This hornbill species is a common and widespread resident of dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands. They can often be seen along roads and water courses.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.