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[[Image:Wreathed_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|TanT|TanT}}<br />Male photographed in Khao Yai National park, [[Thailand]] ]]
[[Image:Wreathed_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by TanT <br />Male photographed in Khao Yai National park, [[Thailand]] ]]
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'''Alternative names: Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill; Bar-throated Wreathed Hornbill; Northern Waved Hornbill'''
 
;[[:Category:Rhyticeros|Rhyticeros]] undulatus
 
;[[:Category:Rhyticeros|Rhyticeros]] undulatus
 
''Aceros undulatus''
 
''Aceros undulatus''
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
Length 100 cm.
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Length 100 cm.<br />
 
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All-black wings contrasting with wholly white tail together with black bar on [[Dictionary_G-L#G|gular]] pouch diagnostic. Casque small with ridges. Bill whitish with corrugation on basal sides of maxilla and mandible. Orbital skin red.<br />
All-black wings contrasting with wholly white tail together with black bar on [[Dictionary_G-L#G|gular]] pouch diagnostic. Casque small with ridges. Bill whitish with corrugation on basal sides of maxilla and mandible. Orbital skin red.
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'''Male''': Crown  and drooping crest brownish; gular pouch yellow; neck white. <br />
 
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'''Female''': Head black, gular pouch pale blue.<br />
'''Male''': Crown  and drooping crest brownish; gular pouch yellow; neck white. '''Female''': Head black, gular pouch pale blue.
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In flight the underwings and belly are all-black; together with the white tail, this is distinctive.<br />
 
 
In flight the underwings and belly are all-black; together with the white tail, this is distinctive.
 
 
 
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
North-east India and Myamar through Sout-East Asia to the Greater Sundas and Bali.
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North-east [[India]] and [[Myanmar]] through South-East [[Asia]] to the [[Greater Sundas]] and [[Bali]].<br />
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Still common in some parts of its range but forest loss has resulted in a patchy distribution.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Image:46042Wreathed Hornbill.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|pN'd|pN'd}}<br />Khoa Yai, [[Thailand]], September 2006]]
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br />
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The described subspecies ''ticehursti'' (northern mainland range) and ''aequabilis'' ([[Borneo]]) are normally not accepted.<br />
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Sometimes considered conspecific with [[Plain-pouched Hornbill]].<br />
 
This species has been placed in the genus [[:Category:Aceros|Aceros]].
 
This species has been placed in the genus [[:Category:Aceros|Aceros]].
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Forests.
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Primary evergreen forest.<br />
 
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Mainly along foothills but occurs also up to 2560m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
Frequents the canopy. Usualy flies in compact flocks of five to eight. Often gathers at fruiting trees together with other species. In flight the wing-beats are continuous, producing a distinct loud and sharp swishing sound. Glides less than other hornbills.
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Frequents the canopy. Usualy flies in compact flocks of five to eight. Often gathers at fruiting trees together with other species. In flight the wing-beats are continuous, producing a distinct loud and sharp swishing sound. Glides less than other hornbills.<br />
 
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Breeds in a natural hole in a large tree, the female seals the entrance with droppings. Lays 2 eggs but only one chick usually raised.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Rhyticeros+undulatus}}
 
{{GSearch|Rhyticeros+undulatus}}
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=337&Bird_Image_ID=507&Bird_Family_ID=70 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=337&Bird_Image_ID=507&Bird_Family_ID=70 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Aceros]] [[Category:Rhyticeros]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Rhyticeros]]

Revision as of 18:25, 10 April 2012

Male
Photo by TanT
Male photographed in Khao Yai National park, Thailand

Alternative names: Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill; Bar-throated Wreathed Hornbill; Northern Waved Hornbill

Rhyticeros undulatus

Aceros undulatus

Identification

Length 100 cm.
All-black wings contrasting with wholly white tail together with black bar on gular pouch diagnostic. Casque small with ridges. Bill whitish with corrugation on basal sides of maxilla and mandible. Orbital skin red.
Male: Crown and drooping crest brownish; gular pouch yellow; neck white.
Female: Head black, gular pouch pale blue.
In flight the underwings and belly are all-black; together with the white tail, this is distinctive.

Distribution

North-east India and Myanmar through South-East Asia to the Greater Sundas and Bali.
Still common in some parts of its range but forest loss has resulted in a patchy distribution.

Taxonomy

Female
Photo by pN'd
Khoa Yai, Thailand, September 2006

This is a monotypic species.
The described subspecies ticehursti (northern mainland range) and aequabilis (Borneo) are normally not accepted.
Sometimes considered conspecific with Plain-pouched Hornbill.
This species has been placed in the genus Aceros.

Habitat

Primary evergreen forest.
Mainly along foothills but occurs also up to 2560m.

Behaviour

Frequents the canopy. Usualy flies in compact flocks of five to eight. Often gathers at fruiting trees together with other species. In flight the wing-beats are continuous, producing a distinct loud and sharp swishing sound. Glides less than other hornbills.
Breeds in a natural hole in a large tree, the female seals the entrance with droppings. Lays 2 eggs but only one chick usually raised.

References

  1. 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
  2. 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

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