Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Bucerotiformes > Bucerotidae > Lophoceros > Lophoceros pallidirostrisLophoceros pallidirostris (Pale-billed Hornbill)Synonyms: Tockus pallidirostris The pale-billed hornbill (Tockus pallidirostris) is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 9.97773 EDGE Score: 2.39587 |
| Adult Weight [1] | 234 grams | | Birth Weight [2] | 18.4 grams | | Female Weight [1] | 212 grams | | Male Weight [1] | 256 grams | | Weight Dimorphism [1] | 20.8 % |  | | Diet [3] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Nectarivore, Granivore | | Diet - Invertibrates [3] | 70 % | | Diet - Nectar [3] | 10 % | | Diet - Seeds [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Canopy [3] | 30 % | | Forages - Mid-High [3] | 30 % | | Forages - Understory [3] | 20 % | | Forages - Ground [3] | 20 % | | | Clutch Size [4] | 5 |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land
Use |
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Angolan Scarp savanna and woodlands |
Angola |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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East African montane forests |
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Western Zambezian grasslands |
Angola, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests |
Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Zambezian flooded grasslands |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Katavi National Park |
II |
1054210 |
Tanzania |
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Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Burigi: Biharamulo Game Reserves |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Caconda |
Angola |
A3 |
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Cangandala National Park |
Angola |
A3 |
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Chimfunshi |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Chisamba |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Chitunta plain |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Cuango |
Angola |
A3 |
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Cuelei |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Cutato |
Angola |
A3 |
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Dzalanyama Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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Handeni District Coastal Forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Hillwood |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Jimbe drainage |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Kafue National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Kalungwishi |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Kasanka National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Kasungu National Park |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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Kilombero Valley |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Kisarawe District Coastal Forests |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Kundelungu National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A3 |
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Lavushi Manda National Park |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Liwonde Hills Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Liwonde National Park |
Malawi |
A3 |
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Lower Zambezi National Park |
Zambia |
A3, A4i, A4ii |
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Luachimo River (Chitato) |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Luando Strict Nature Reserve |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Luia |
Angola |
A3 |
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Lukususi National Park |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Lusenga Plain NP |
Zambia |
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Mikumi National Park |
Tanzania |
A3 |
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Moebase region |
Mozambique |
A1, A3 |
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Mombolo (Missão da Namba) |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mount Moco |
Angola |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mupa National Park |
Angola |
A1, A3 |
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Mutinondo Wilderness |
Zambia |
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Namizimu Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve |
Malawi |
A1, A3 |
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North Luangwa National Park |
Zambia |
A3 |
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North Swaka |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Ntchisi Mountain Forest Reserve |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Nyika National Park |
Malawi |
A2, A3 |
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Ruaha National Park |
Tanzania |
A3, A4i |
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Selous Game Reserve |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Shiwa Ng'andu |
Zambia |
A1, A3 |
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Source of the Zambezi |
Zambia |
A3 |
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Ukaguru Mountains |
Tanzania |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Upemba National Park |
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve |
Malawi |
A3 |
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West Lunga National Park and Lukwakwa |
Zambia |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Wonder Gorge |
Zambia |
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| Name |
Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
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Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa |
Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
No |
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Eastern Afromontane |
Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
No |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109 ♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605 ♦ 3Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027 ♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303 Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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