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| - | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by James Williams]] | + | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by James Williams <br/> Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines]] |
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| - | Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | This hornbill has a small population which is declining rapidly as a result of the loss of lowland forest, compounded by hunting, and therefore qualifies as Vulnerable. The Palawan Hornbill, Anthracoceros marchei also known locally as Talusi in Filipino language is a 70-cm long forest-dweller hornbill. It has a white tail while the rest of its plumage is black. Its upper parts have a dark green gloss. Its large bill is creamy-white. The bird emits loud calls like kaaww and kreik-kreik. | + | 70-cm long. |
| | + | It has a white tail while the rest of its plumage is black. Its upper parts have a dark green gloss. Its large bill is creamy-white. The bird emits loud calls like ''kaaww'' and ''kreik-kreik''. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | This hornbill is confined to Palawan and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines. | + | [[Palawan]] and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| - | This is basically a forest bird but it is recorded from "mangrove swamps, cultivated land, bushland, secondary growth and mountain forest", ranging from the canopy to the undergrowth in multi-storeyed forests and descending to the ground to pick up food. | + | Forests, mangrove swamps, cultivated land, bushland, secondary growth and mountain forest. |
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| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | The Palawan Hornbill travel in pairs or in small noisy groups. They have a communal roosting site. It feeds on fruits, insects and small reptiles. | | The Palawan Hornbill travel in pairs or in small noisy groups. They have a communal roosting site. It feeds on fruits, insects and small reptiles. |
Revision as of 15:51, 27 September 2007
- Anthracoceros marchei
Photo by James Williams
Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Identification
70-cm long.
It has a white tail while the rest of its plumage is black. Its upper parts have a dark green gloss. Its large bill is creamy-white. The bird emits loud calls like kaaww and kreik-kreik.
Distribution
Palawan and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests, mangrove swamps, cultivated land, bushland, secondary growth and mountain forest.
Behaviour
The Palawan Hornbill travel in pairs or in small noisy groups. They have a communal roosting site. It feeds on fruits, insects and small reptiles.
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