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| - | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by James Williams <br/> Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines]] | + | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|James Williams|James Williams}} <br />Location: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, [[Philippines]] ]] |
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| | 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''. | | 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== |
| - | [[Palawan]] and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines. | + | [[Palawan]] and its satellite islands in the westernmost [[Philippines]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
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| | {{GSearch|Anthracoceros+marchei}} | | {{GSearch|Anthracoceros+marchei}} |
| | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=328&Bird_Image_ID=2819&Bird_Family_ID=70 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] | | *[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=328&Bird_Image_ID=2819&Bird_Family_ID=70 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages] |
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Revision as of 09:54, 23 July 2008
- Anthracoceros marchei
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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