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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]] | + | Endemic to Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indochina]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Black Hornbillfem.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Kinabatangan River, Sabah, May 2009]] | |
| − | + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | |
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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
- 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
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Hornbill
