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| - | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by James Williams]] | + | [[Image:Palawan_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by James Williams]] |
| - | ==Identification== | + | |
| | Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | | Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines |
| - | ==External Links== | + | ==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. |
| | + | ==Distribution== |
| | + | This hornbill is confined to Palawan and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines. |
| | + | ==Taxonomy== |
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| | + | ==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. |
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| | + | ==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. |
| | + | ==External Links== |
| | [[Category:Birds]] | | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 17:24, 13 July 2007
- Anthracoceros marchei
Photo taken: Lagen Island, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
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.
Distribution
This hornbill is confined to Palawan and its satellite islands in the westernmost Philippines.
Taxonomy
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.
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.
External Links
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