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African Grey Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

The African grey hornbill is a member of the hornbill family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia. The African grey hornbill has escaped or been deliberately released in to Florida, USA, but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Lophoceros
Scientific:
  Lophoceros nasutus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Buceros nasutus

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/158/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  0CCD664DDD5E664B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-0CCD664D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/0CCD664D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554415

Geographic range:

  • Lophoceros nasutus nasutus: Senegambia to Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda; Arabian Peninsula
  • Lophoceros nasutus epirhinus: southern Uganda and southeastern Kenya to northern South Africa
English:
African Grey Hornbill
Catalan:
Calau becnegre
Czech:
zoborožec šedý
Danish:
Grå Toko
German:
Grautoko
Spanish:
Toco Piquinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Toco Piquinegro
Finnish:
harmaatoko
French:
Calao à bec noir
Croatian:
sivi kljunorožac
Hungarian:
szürke tokó
Icelandic:
Grátóki
Italian:
Bucero grigio africano
Japanese (romaji):
haiirokosaichou
Japanese:
ハイイロコサイチョウ
Lithuanian:
Pilkasis tokas
Dutch:
Grijze Tok
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråtoko
Norwegian:
Gråtoko
Polish:
toko nosaty
Portuguese:
calau-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal):
calau-cinzento
Russian:
Серый токо
Slovak:
toko sivý
Serbian:
Afrički sivi kljunorožac
Swedish:
gråtoko
Ukrainian:
Токо плямистодзьобий
Chinese:
黑嘴弯嘴犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑嘴彎嘴犀鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
African Grey Hornbill ( Lophoceros nasutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
African Grey Hornbill ( Lophoceros nasutus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Calao à bec noir ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Calao à bec noir ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
African Gray Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
African Gray Hornbill ( Lophoceros nasutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
African Grey Hornbill ( Lophoceros nasutus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Gray Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tockus nasutus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tockus nasutus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tockus nasutus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Grey Hornbill ( Tockus nasutus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tockus nasutus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tockus nasutus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Grysneushoringvoel, Grysneushoringvoël
Bulgarian: Сив токан
Bengali: িঅচিকান হভমটধমন঱
Bengali (transliteration): āphrikāna mēṭēdhanēśa*
Catalan: Calau becnegre, Toco grís africà
Czech: Zoborožec šedý
Welsh: Cornbig llwyd Affrica
Danish: Grå Toko
German: Grautoko
Greek: Σταχτoβoύκερoς
English: African Gray Hornbill, African Grey Hornbill, Gray Hornbill, Grey Hornbill
English, HBW: African Grey Hornbill
English (IOC): African Grey Hornbill
English (Kenya): African Grey Hornbill
English (United States): African Gray Hornbill
Esperanto: Griza kornbekulo
Spanish: Toco Gris Africano, Toco Piquinegro
Spanish (Spain): Toco Piquinegro
Spanish (HBW): African Gray Hornbill
Estonian: hall-sarvnokk
Finnish: Harmaatoko
French: Calao à bec noir, Calao nasique, Petit Calao à bec noir
Frisian: Skiere tok
Irish: Adharcghob liath
Galician: Bico de serra cincento
Manx: Gob eairkagh lheeah
Croatian: sivi kljunorožac
Hungarian: szürke tokó
Icelandic: Grátóki
Italian: Bucero grigio africano, Bucero nasuto
Japanese (romaji): haiirokosaichou
Japanese: ハイイロコサイチョウ
Kwangali: Munkono
Kirghiz: боз токо
Scientific: Buceros nasutus, Lophoceros nasutus, Tockus nasutus, Tockus nasutus nasutus
Lithuanian: Pilkasis tokas
Latvian: pelēkais degunragputns
Dutch: Grijze Tok
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråtoko
Norwegian: Gråtoko
Polish: toko nosaty
Portuguese: Calau cinzento, Calau-cinzento
Portuguese (Portugal): Bico-de-serra-cinzento, calau-cinzento
Rhaeto-Romance: Toco grisch
Romanian: Pasăre rinocer toko cenuşiu
Russian: Африканский серый ток, Африканский серый токо, Серый токо
Northern Sami: Ránestoko
Slovak: Toko sivý
Slovenian: Afriški sivi toko
Shona: Goto
Serbian: Afrički sivi kljunorožac
Siswant: Umkhotfo
Swedish: Afrikansk gråtoko, Grå hornskata, gråtoko
Swahili: Fimbi Mweusi
Tswana: Kôrwê
Turkish: Afrika Gri Boynuzgagası, boynuz gaga, boynuzgaga
Tsonga: Nkorho
Ukrainian: Токо плямистодзьобий
Chinese: 黑嘴弯嘴犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑嘴彎嘴犀鳥

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