This hornbill ranges from central and northeastern Namibia into southwestern Angola. It has black-and-white plumage and a long, slender red bill.
This small black-and-white hornbill has a white head and breast, spotted wing-coverts, and a black tail with white outer feathers. Its long, slender red bill has a dark patch on the lower mandible.
In Acacia and Mopane woodland and other savanna woodland, it mainly searches for insects on bare ground and sometimes catches them in the air.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.