---
title: "Calau-de-bico-vermelho"
description: "Tockus erythrorhynchus — Aves. The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/northern-red-billed-hornbill
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Calau-de-bico-vermelho

> Tockus erythrorhynchus — Aves. The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.

- Scientific name: *Tockus erythrorhynchus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2123
- Wikidata: [Q912111](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912111)
- iNaturalist taxon: [203820](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/203820)

## Names

- en: Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- de: Rotschnabeltoko
- es: Toco Piquirrojo
- fr: Calao à bec rouge
- nl: Roodsnaveltok
- pt: Calau-de-bico-vermelho
- pl: Toko białogrzbiety

## Countries with the most observations

KE (805), TZ (464), BJ (205), ET (127), NG (76), BF (72), GH (54), TD (25), NE (22), UG (15), ML (9), SO (7)

## Summary

The northern red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recognized, but all five were once considered conspecific and some authorities still classify the others as subspecies of Tockus erythrorhynchus.

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

## Photo

![Calau-de-bico-vermelho](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-red-billed-hornbill/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marian Read · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196258392

## Machine access

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