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Bushy-crested Hornbill

From Opus

Image by TaveekarnSabah, Malaysia, March 2009
Image by Taveekarn
Sabah, Malaysia, March 2009
Anorrhinus galeritus

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[edit] Identification

70 cm. Black plumage, floppy crest, blue bare skin round eye and on throat, grey brown tail with wide terminal black bar, black feet
Male: red iris, black bill
Female: black iris, white bill.

[edit] Distribution

South-east Asia: found in southern Myanmar, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Penang Island

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic[1]

A painting of a FemaleArtwork by bru.b
A painting of a Female
Artwork by bru.b

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forest.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes fruit and insects.

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
  2. Sarawak Government

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