Description

They are mainly black on all upperparts with a white belly and vent. The tips of the secondaries and of the outer rectrices are white. They have a red patch around the eye and a very distinct large bill

Distribution & Habitat

Found in Mozambique, eastern parts of South Africa, northern and eastern Zimbabwe and northern Botswana

Riverine forest, dense woodlands and bushland.

Dimensions

56-65 cm

Conservation

Common throughout its range

Diet

Fruit and insects

Behaviour

Usually gregarious, roosts in groups of 3-13 birds
Forages by bounding and hopping lightly among branches
Flight very heavy.

Reproduction

October to December
Nest : A natural hole in a tree
Clutch : 2-4 Eggs
Incubation : 15 days