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| + | [[Image:45273PN-BlackHornbilla.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male, a variant with white/greyish [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] <br />Photo © by {{user|TSWong|TSWong}}<br />Tawau, Sabah, September 2006]] | ||
'''Alternative names: Asian Black Hornbill; Malay Black Hornbill''' | '''Alternative names: Asian Black Hornbill; Malay Black Hornbill''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] malayanus | ;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] malayanus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
60-65cm (23½-25½) A medium-sized, blackish hornbill. | 60-65cm (23½-25½) A medium-sized, blackish hornbill. | ||
====Male==== | ====Male==== | ||
| + | [[Image:BlkHornbill F .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|kctsang|kctsang}}<br />Johore, West [[Malaysia]], July 2007]] | ||
* Black plumage | * Black plumage | ||
* Long tail with broad white tips on outer tail feathers | * Long tail with broad white tips on outer tail feathers | ||
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* Pale yellow bill and casque | * Pale yellow bill and casque | ||
* Blue-black bare skin around eye and small throat patch | * Blue-black bare skin around eye and small throat patch | ||
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====Female==== | ====Female==== | ||
* Smaller than male | * Smaller than male | ||
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Juveniles with smaller, pale green bill, small casque and dull greyish supercilium. | Juveniles with smaller, pale green bill, small casque and dull greyish supercilium. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Black hornbills juv-01-929x696.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile; female left, male right<br />Photo © by {{user|darwin1601|darwin1601}} <br />Sepilok, Sabah, [[Borneo]], October 2018]] | ||
From southern [[Thailand]] to [[Malaysia]] and on [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<br /> | From southern [[Thailand]] to [[Malaysia]] and on [[Sumatra]] and [[Borneo]].<br /> | ||
Locally still common but threatened by habitat loss. | Locally still common but threatened by habitat loss. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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Lowland primary evergreen forest. Usually below 200m. | Lowland primary evergreen forest. Usually below 200m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Only rarely seen in flocks. | Only rarely seen in flocks. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | [[Image:19571001493 5fe867ed11 z.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Young adult male<br />Photo © by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Pekan Quarry, Pulau Ubin, [[Singapore]], August 2015]] | ||
Feeds mainly on fruit but takes also grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians. Catches also bats.<br /> | Feeds mainly on fruit but takes also grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians. Catches also bats.<br /> | ||
Forages in middle and lower levels of forest. | Forages in middle and lower levels of forest. | ||
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Not as noisy as the other Hornbills | Not as noisy as the other Hornbills | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}#London Zoo | #{{Ref-HBWVol6}}#London Zoo | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 30 October 2018
Alternative names: Asian Black Hornbill; Malay Black Hornbill
- Anthracoceros malayanus
Identification
60-65cm (23½-25½) A medium-sized, blackish hornbill.
Male
- Black plumage
- Long tail with broad white tips on outer tail feathers
- White or pale grey superciliary stripe, variable, can also be dark grey or absent
- Pale yellow bill and casque
- Blue-black bare skin around eye and small throat patch
Female
- Smaller than male
- Black bill and smaller casque
- Yellowish-flesh to pinkish circumorbital skin
- Yellow-buff throat patch
Juveniles with smaller, pale green bill, small casque and dull greyish supercilium.
Distribution
From southern Thailand to Malaysia and on Sumatra and Borneo.
Locally still common but threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Subspecies deminutus is usually considered invalid[2]
Habitat
Lowland primary evergreen forest. Usually below 200m.
Behaviour
Only rarely seen in flocks.
Diet
Feeds mainly on fruit but takes also grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians. Catches also bats.
Forages in middle and lower levels of forest.
Breeding
Little known. Nests in a natural cavity or an old woodpecker hole in a tree.
Vocalisation
Not as noisy as the other Hornbills
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- 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
- London Zoo
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Hornbill
