Oriental Pied Hornbill
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| Oriental Pied Hornbill | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Anthracoceros |
| Species: | A. albirostris |
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| Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw & Nodder, 1807) |
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The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The Oriental Pied Hornbill's diet includes wild fruit (esp. figs, genus Ficus) and other fruit such as rambutans, along with small reptiles such as lizards and frogs, and larger insects.
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In Seria, Brunei
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On Pulau Ubin, Singapore
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Anthracoceros albirostris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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