---
title: "Toko czerwonolicy"
description: "Tockus leucomelas — Ptaki. The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-yellow-billed-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Toko czerwonolicy

> Tockus leucomelas — Ptaki. The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Tockus leucomelas*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 4892
- Wikidata: [Q754511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754511)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5479](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5479)

## Names

- en: Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
- de: Südlicher Gelbschnabeltoko
- es: Toco piquigualdo sureño
- fr: Calao leucomèle
- nl: Zuidelijke geelsnaveltok
- pl: Toko czerwonolicy

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3046), NA (855), BW (542), ZW (213), AO (43), SZ (18), MZ (14), ZM (9), MW (5)

## Summary

The southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a hornbill found in southern Africa. Yellow-billed hornbills feed mainly on the ground, where they forage for seeds, small insects, spiders and scorpions. This hornbill species is a common and widespread resident of dry thornveldt and broad-leafed woodlands. They can often be seen along roads and water courses.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_yellow-billed_hornbill

## Photo

![Toko czerwonolicy](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-yellow-billed-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61883479

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-yellow-billed-hornbill?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).