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| - | [[Image:Black_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Juvenile Black Hornbill <br />Photo by {{user|MountainMan|MountainMan}} <br />Location: Similajau National Park, Bintulu, East [[Malaysia]] ]] | + | [[Image:45273PN-BlackHornbilla.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, a variant with white/greyish supercillium <br />Photo by {{user|TSWong|TSWong}}<br />Tawau, Sabah, September 2006]] |
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| | ;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] malayanus | | ;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] malayanus |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | Black plumage, horn shaped bill often topped by a large casque. | + | 76cm<br /> |
| | + | Black plumage, horn shaped bill often topped by a large casque. <br /> |
| | + | '''Females''' have blackish bills and reddish facial skin |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]] and [[Brunei]]. | + | Endemic to Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| - | There are 2 subspecies | + | [[Image:Black Hornbillfem.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Kinabatangan River, Sabah, May 2009]] |
| - | * ''A. m. malayanus'' | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
| - | * ''A. m. deminutus'' | + | |
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| | + | Subspecies ''deminutus'' is usually considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Lowland forest. | | Lowland forest. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | [[Image:Black_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|MountainMan|MountainMan}} <br />Similajau National Park, Bintulu, East [[Malaysia]], October 2005]] |
| | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes fruit, grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians. | | The diet includes fruit, grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians. |
| - | | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| | + | Not as noisy as the other Hornbills |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase |
| | + | #London Zoo |
| | + | #BF Member observations |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Anthracoceros+malayanus}} | | {{GSearch|Anthracoceros+malayanus}} |
| | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracoceros]] | | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracoceros]] |
Revision as of 18:45, 13 November 2009
 Male, a variant with white/greyish supercillium Photo by TSWongTawau, Sabah, September 2006 - Anthracoceros malayanus
Identification
76cm
Black plumage, horn shaped bill often topped by a large casque.
Females have blackish bills and reddish facial skin
Distribution
Endemic to Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
 Female Photo by kctsangKinabatangan River, Sabah, May 2009 Monotypic[1]
Subspecies deminutus is usually considered invalid[2]
Habitat
Lowland forest.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fruit, grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians.
Vocalisation
Not as noisy as the other Hornbills
References
- 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.
- Avibase
- London Zoo
- BF Member observations
External Links
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