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[[Image:Oriental_Pied_Hornbill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by the late {{user|pohsp|Laurence Poh}}<br />Note nest hole (female inside)]]
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[[Image:Oriental pied hornbill - khao yai - thailand 1 .jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|djgary|djgary}}<br />khao yai, [[Thailand]], March 2018]]
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'''Alternative names: Asian Pied Hornbill; Northern Pied Hornbill; Malaysian Pied Hornbill; Sunda Pied Hornbill'''
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'''Alternative names: Asian Pied Hornbill; Northern Pied Hornbill; Malaysian Pied Hornbill'''
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'''Includes: Sunda Pied Hornbill'''
 
;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] albirostris
 
;[[:Category:Anthracoceros|Anthracoceros]] albirostris
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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75 cm.  Black and white hornbill, large yellow-white casque, white patch under the eye, white lower belly, thighs, and undertail coverts, white tips to flight feathers and white outer tail feathers.
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75 cm.  Large black and white hornbill
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Iris-dark brown; naked skin around eye and [[Dictionary_G-L#G|gular]] skin-white; bill and casque yellow-white with black spots on base of lower mandible and front of casque; feet-black.
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*casque large, yellow-white
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*patch under the eye white
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*lower belly, thighs, and undertail coverts white
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*tips to flight feathers white  
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*outer tail feathers white
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*Iris dark brown
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*naked skin around eye and [[Dictionary_G-L#G|gular]] skin white
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*bill and casque yellow-white. Black marks on base of lower mandible and front of casque (latter large, angled obliquely and may extend to upper mandible)
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*feet black
 
====Similar species====
 
====Similar species====
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[[Image:12905asian pied hornbill8954sqs.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Joe+Pan|Joe Pan}}<br />Kinabatangan District, Sabah, [[Malaysia]], January 2007]]
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[[Image:oriental_pied_hornbill_alok_2.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Head and casque detail : male, nominate subspecies <br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Rishikesh, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], August-2015]]
 
Smaller than [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]], less black on casque and pale blue (not pink-tinged) throat skin.
 
Smaller than [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]], less black on casque and pale blue (not pink-tinged) throat skin.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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The commonest [[Asia]]n Hornbill.
 
The commonest [[Asia]]n Hornbill.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Two subspecies recognized:
 
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* ''A. a. albirostri''s from northern [[India]] and southern [[Nepal]] east to [[China]] (Yunnan, Guangxi) and south to [[Burma]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]] and northern peninsular [[Malaysia]]
 
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* ''A. a. convexus'' from southern peninsular [[Malaysia]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and many adjacent smaller islands
 
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Convexus is sometimes regarded as full species.<br />
 
 
Forms a superspecies with [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]] and [[Palawan Hornbill]]. Was long considered to be conspecific with [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]] and the two species have been confused several times, leading to synonymy of common and scientific names.
 
Forms a superspecies with [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]] and [[Palawan Hornbill]]. Was long considered to be conspecific with [[Malabar Pied Hornbill]] and the two species have been confused several times, leading to synonymy of common and scientific names.
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Subspecies ''convexus'' may be elevated as "Sunda Pied Hornbill", ''A. convexus''.
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:oriental_pied_hornbill_alok.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Immature : nominate subspecies<br />Photo by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> Rishikesh, Uttarakhand [[Himalayas]], [[India]], August-2013]]
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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* ''A. a. albirostris'': northern [[India]] and southern [[Nepal]] east to [[China]] (Yunnan, Guangxi) and south to [[Burma]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]] and northern peninsular [[Malaysia]]
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* ''A. a. convexus'': "'''Sunda Pied Hornbill'''". southern peninsular [[Malaysia]] to [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]], [[Java]], [[Bali]] and many adjacent smaller islands
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Open habitat such as forest edge, clearings and secondary forest. Occurs up to 700m.
 
Open habitat such as forest edge, clearings and secondary forest. Occurs up to 700m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Feeds mainly on fruit, takes also small animals.<br />
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====Diet====
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Feeds mainly on fruit, takes also small animals.
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====Breeding====
 
Breeds in pairs. Nests in a natural cavity in a tree. The incubating females are sealed into tree hole nests with mud, leaving only a small aperture through which food can be passed by the male. When the young are hatched the female breaks out but reseals the nest entrance again until the young are ready to leave.  
 
Breeds in pairs. Nests in a natural cavity in a tree. The incubating females are sealed into tree hole nests with mud, leaving only a small aperture through which food can be passed by the male. When the young are hatched the female breaks out but reseals the nest entrance again until the young are ready to leave.  
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==Gallery==
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Click on photo for larger image
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<gallery>
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Image:12905asian pied hornbill8954sqs.jpg|Photo by {{user|Joe+Pan|Joe Pan}}<br />Kinabatangan District, Sabah, [[Malaysia]], January 2007
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Image:Oriental_Pied_Hornbill.jpg|Note nest hole (female inside)<br />Photo by the late  '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/951/cat/500 Laurence Poh]'''<br />Kampung Gajah, Malaysia, December 2003
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</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-HBWVol6}}
 
{{Ref}}
 
{{Ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|Anthracoceros+albirostris}}
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{{GSearch| "Anthracoceros albirostris" {{!}} "Oriental Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Asian Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Northern Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Malaysian Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Sunda Pied Hornbill"}}
 
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{{Video|Oriental_Pied_Hornbill}}
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{{VSearch| "Anthracoceros albirostris" {{!}} "Oriental Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Asian Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Northern Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Malaysian Pied Hornbill" {{!}} "Sunda Pied Hornbill"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anthracoceros]][[Category:Videos]]

Latest revision as of 08:18, 9 October 2023

Nominate subspecies
Photo by djgary
khao yai, Thailand, March 2018

Alternative names: Asian Pied Hornbill; Northern Pied Hornbill; Malaysian Pied Hornbill

Includes: Sunda Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Identification

75 cm. Large black and white hornbill

  • casque large, yellow-white
  • patch under the eye white
  • lower belly, thighs, and undertail coverts white
  • tips to flight feathers white
  • outer tail feathers white
  • Iris dark brown
  • naked skin around eye and gular skin white
  • bill and casque yellow-white. Black marks on base of lower mandible and front of casque (latter large, angled obliquely and may extend to upper mandible)
  • feet black

Similar species

Head and casque detail : male, nominate subspecies
Photo by Alok Tewari
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, August-2015

Smaller than Malabar Pied Hornbill, less black on casque and pale blue (not pink-tinged) throat skin.

Distribution

From northern India and Nepal east to southern China, Burma, south to Thailand, Indochina, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java and Bali.
The commonest Asian Hornbill.

Taxonomy

Forms a superspecies with Malabar Pied Hornbill and Palawan Hornbill. Was long considered to be conspecific with Malabar Pied Hornbill and the two species have been confused several times, leading to synonymy of common and scientific names.

Subspecies convexus may be elevated as "Sunda Pied Hornbill", A. convexus.

Subspecies

Immature : nominate subspecies
Photo by Alok Tewari
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, August-2013

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

Habitat

Open habitat such as forest edge, clearings and secondary forest. Occurs up to 700m.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds mainly on fruit, takes also small animals.

Breeding

Breeds in pairs. Nests in a natural cavity in a tree. The incubating females are sealed into tree hole nests with mud, leaving only a small aperture through which food can be passed by the male. When the young are hatched the female breaks out but reseals the nest entrance again until the young are ready to leave.

Gallery

Click on photo for larger image

  • Photo by Joe Pan
    Kinabatangan District, Sabah, Malaysia, January 2007

  • Note nest hole (female inside)
    Photo by the late Laurence Poh
    Kampung Gajah, Malaysia, December 2003

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  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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