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'''Alternative names: Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill; Celebes Hornbill; Sulawesi Dwarf-Hornbill; Temminck's Hornbill'''
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[[Image:SulawesiHornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male ssp ''sanfordi''<br />Photo by {{user|martinuk|martinuk}}<br>Karaenta, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, [[Indonesia]], October, 2009]]
 
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;[[:Category:Penelopides|Penelopides]] exarhatus
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==Identification==
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53cm. A small, black Hornbill.
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* Black plumage with green gloss on back
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* Male with white facial and throat plumage, stained yellow
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* Bill pale yellow, black base at lower mandible, ''sanfordi'' with pale creamy yellow ridges across lower mandible
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* Female smaller, all black plumage and blacker bill and casque
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Juveniles with smaller bill, undeveloped casque
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==Distribution==
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Endemic to [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]].<br />
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Locally common, however loss of lowland forest has fragmented its range.
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==Taxonomy==
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There are two subspecies of the Sulawesi Hornbill:
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* ''P. e. exarhatus'' in north Sulawesi
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* ''P. e. sanfordi'' in central, east and south Sulawesi, Buton and Muna Island
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Has been treated conspecific with the other species of the genus [[:Category:Penelopides|Penelopides]].
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==Habitat==
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Tropical lowland, swamps and primary forests.<br />
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Mostly below 650m, sometimes up to 1100m.
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==Behaviour==
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The diet includes fruits, figs and insects.<br />
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Breeding start from March to April, breeds in pairs, sometimes co-operative in small groups. The female seals herself inside a tree hole for egg-laying. During this time, the male will provide food for the female and the young. Lays 2-3 eggs.<br />
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A sedentary and territorial species.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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{{GSearch|Penelopides+exarhatus}}
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]]
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=323&Bird_Image_ID=13001&Bird_Family_ID=70 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Penelopides]]

Revision as of 12:58, 1 April 2012

Alternative names: Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill; Celebes Hornbill; Sulawesi Dwarf-Hornbill; Temminck's Hornbill

Male ssp sanfordi
Photo by martinuk
Karaenta, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, October, 2009
Penelopides exarhatus

Identification

53cm. A small, black Hornbill.

  • Black plumage with green gloss on back
  • Male with white facial and throat plumage, stained yellow
  • Bill pale yellow, black base at lower mandible, sanfordi with pale creamy yellow ridges across lower mandible
  • Female smaller, all black plumage and blacker bill and casque

Juveniles with smaller bill, undeveloped casque

Distribution

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Locally common, however loss of lowland forest has fragmented its range.

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies of the Sulawesi Hornbill:

  • P. e. exarhatus in north Sulawesi
  • P. e. sanfordi in central, east and south Sulawesi, Buton and Muna Island

Has been treated conspecific with the other species of the genus Penelopides.

Habitat

Tropical lowland, swamps and primary forests.
Mostly below 650m, sometimes up to 1100m.

Behaviour

The diet includes fruits, figs and insects.
Breeding start from March to April, breeds in pairs, sometimes co-operative in small groups. The female seals herself inside a tree hole for egg-laying. During this time, the male will provide food for the female and the young. Lays 2-3 eggs.
A sedentary and territorial species.

References

  1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and J Sargatal, eds. 2001. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334306
  2. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist

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