---
title: "Calau-cinzento"
description: "Lophoceros nasutus — Aves. The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/african-gray-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Calau-cinzento

> Lophoceros nasutus — Aves. The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.

- Scientific name: *Lophoceros nasutus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 4112
- Wikidata: [Q27074817](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074817)
- iNaturalist taxon: [512166](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/512166)

## Names

- en: African Gray Hornbill
- de: Grautoko
- es: Toco Piquinegro
- fr: Calao à bec noir
- it: Bucero grigio africano
- nl: Grijze Tok
- pt: Calau-cinzento
- pl: Toko nosaty

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1152), NA (400), TZ (342), BW (267), GM (228), KE (206), BJ (204), UG (183), ZM (147), ZW (114), SN (95), GH (93)

## Summary

The African grey hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus) is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. It is a widespread resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the southwest of the Arabian Peninsula. The African grey hornbill has escaped or been deliberately released into Florida, USA, but there is no evidence that the population is breeding and may only persist due to continuing releases or escapes.

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

## Photo

![Calau-cinzento](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-gray-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: lallen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19952819

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-gray-hornbill?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).