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Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill

Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni] (= Tockus deckeni) (Cabanis, JL 1868)

Von der Decken's hornbill is a hornbill found in East Africa, especially to the east of the East African Rift, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania. It is found mainly in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. Jackson's hornbill is often treated as a subspecies of it. It was named after the German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken (1833–1865). Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Bucerotiformes
Family:
  Bucerotidae
Genus:
   Tockus
Scientific:
  Tockus deckeni


Original description

Citation:
  (Cabanis, JL 1868)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 16, no.96 p.413

Protonym:
  Buceros (Rhynchaceros) Deckeni

Type locality:
  East Africa; type locality fixed as Seyidie Prov., Kenya Colony, Grant and Mackworth-Praed, Bull. Brit. Orn. CI., 57, 1937, p. 138.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103094#page/429/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3F26B5B130039618

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3F26B5B1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3F26B5B1


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554410

English:
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill
French:
Calao de der Decken ou C. de Jackson


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill ( Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni])
Clements 3rd edition:
Von der Decken's Hornbill ( Tockus deckeni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Von der Decken's Hornbill ( Tockus deckeni) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Von der Decken's Hornbill ( Tockus deckeni) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Von der Decken's Hornbill ( Tockus deckeni) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Von der Decken's Hornbill ( Tockus deckeni) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Catalan: Calau de Decken
Czech: zoborožec Deckenův, Zoborožec Jacksonuv
Danish: Savannetoko
German: Von-der-Decken-Toko
English: Von der Decken's Hornbill, Von der Decken's or Jackson's Hornbill
Spanish: Toco Keniata
Estonian: turkana sarvnokk
Finnish: akasiatoko, Turkanantoko
French: Calao de Decken, Calao de Decken ou C. de Jackson, Calao de der Decken, Calao de der Decken ou C. de Jackson
Hungarian: Van der Decken-tokó
Italian: Bucero di Jacksaon, Bucero di Von der Decken
Japanese (romaji): abishiniakosaichou
Japanese: アビシニアコサイチョウ
Scientific: Buceros (Rhynchaceros) Deckeni, Tockus [deckeni or jacksoni], Tockus deckeni
Lithuanian: Dekeno tokas
Dutch: Deckentok, Von Der Decken-tok
Norwegian: Savannetoko
Polish: toko czarnoskrzydly, toko czarnoskrzydły
Portuguese: Calau-de-decken
Russian: Декенов токо
Slovak: toko hrubozobý
Swedish: Deckentoko
Swahili: Fimbi wa Decken
Ukrainian: Токо чорнокрилий
Chinese: 德氏弯嘴犀鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 斑嘴彎嘴犀鳥

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