Wreathed hornbill
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| Species: | R. undulatus
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| Rhyticeros undulatus (Shaw, 1811)
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Aceros undulatus | |
The Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus), also known as the Bar-pouched Wreathed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in forests from far north-eastern India and Bhutan, east and south through mainland south-east Asia and the Greater Sundas, except Sulawesi. It is 75-100 cm (30-40 in) long. Males weigh from 1.8 kg (4 lbs) to 3.65 kg (8 lbs), females weigh from 1.36 kg (3 lbs) to 2.7 kg (6 lbs).[2] Both sexes are similar to the respective sexes of the closely related Plain-pouched Hornbill, but they can be recognized by the lack of a dark bar on their throat (hence the alternative common name for the Wreathed Hornbill; Bar-pouched).
Gallery
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Three adults males and an immature male; possibly perched on Semal (Bombax ceiba) in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. -
An adult male left and an immature male right. In the Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. -
Males in flight in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.
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