what bird is zazu

Zazu, the character from Disneys The Lion King, is an African red-billed hornbill. This bird species is part of a larger group of 55 different hornbill species and can be found in the forests and grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is further divided into five distinct species: the northern red-billed hornbill, Tanzanian red-billed hornbill, western red-billed hornbill, Damara red-billed hornbill, and southern red-billed hornbill.