Southern yellow-billed hornbill
| Southern yellow-billed hornbill | |
|---|---|
| Adult male of the nominate race in Mapungubwe N. P., South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Tockus |
| Species: | T. leucomelas |
| Binomial name | |
| Tockus leucomelas (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842) | |
| resident range | |
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.