Von der Decken's Hornbill

Ceiling Toko pair ( ♂ front, rear ♀ )

The ceiling Toko ( Tockus deckeni ), also called " off- the - ceiling - Toko ", is an African bird that belongs to the hornbills ( Bucerotidae ).

The bird was named after the German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken ( 1833-1865 ).

Appearance

The blanket is a little Toko Toko similar to the Rotschnabeltoko. He has a long tail and a long, curved beak, the black in the female and the male is red and cream-colored. The head and underside are white, the top is black. From Rotschnabeltoko it differs by the bill color and the lack of spots on the wings.

Dissemination

The ceiling Toko is a common breeding bird in the tree and bush savannah of East Africa, particularly east of the great African grave breach of Ethiopia to Tanzania in the south.

Food

The food consists of insects, fruits and seeds, they usually take the floor.

Behavior

The female lays two to three eggs in a tree hole, which closes it with clay, manure and fruit pulp. Only a small hole, just big enough for the males feed can by pass for the female and the chicks remains. Thus, the cavity remains clean, the manure is thrown through the opening to the outside. When the chicks are too large for the cavity along with the mother breaks this on the lid and leave the cave. The closure is made ​​again and both parents feed the young.

Outside the breeding season kick the ceiling tokos in swarms.