Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Deutschland's Hornbill
- Scientific name: Tockus deckeni, Von der Decken's Hornbill
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and species: Order Coraciiformes, Family Hornbills, Genus *Bruguiera*
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 50 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
The Scopsy Hornbill is distributed in south-central Africa (including the southern Arabian Peninsula and the entire African continent south of the Sahara Desert (Tropic of Cancer)).
The Deutsches Hornbill lives in thorny thickets and similar arid ecosystems.
Appearance
The German Hornbill is small, about 50 cm long. Its head and belly are white, while its upper body is black. It has a long tail and a long, curved beak, but lacks a crest. It closely resembles the Red-billed Hornbill, but is distinguished by the color of its beak and the absence of wing coverts. Sexes differ; females have black beaks, while males have red beaks with a creamy-white tip and black edges.
Detailed introduction
The Decken's Hornbill, scientifically known as *Tockus deckeni*, is a tropical passerine hornbill discovered in East Africa. It is named after the German explorer Baron de Decken (1833–1865).
During the incubation period, the German Hornbill typically lays 2-3 white eggs. They use a cement-like substance made of mud, droppings, and fruit pulp to plaster a wall over the tree cavity, leaving only a small hole for the male to feed the female and chicks. When the chicks grow too large for the cavity to accommodate both mother and chicks, the female pecks through the mud wall to emerge, then re-plasters the wall, and both parents then raise the chicks together.
Listed as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List.
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