- Rhyticeros narcondami
Aceros narcondami
Identification
At 45-50cm one of the smaller Hornbills, looks like a small version of Papuan Hornbill.
- Black body
- White tail
- Male has rufous head and neck with a shaggy crest
- Female with black head and neck
- Bill yellowish-white with dark crimson base
- Wreathed casque yellow and blackish-brown
- Throat bluish-white
- Skin around eye blue, eyering red
- Juveniles similar to male but with smaller bill and without casque
Distribution
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Endemic to the small island of Narcondam in the Bay of Bengal, east of the Andamans in India. The entire population is estimated at about 300 birds. The island is a wildlife reserve but the small population still suffers from illegal hunting and habitat loss. |
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Taxonomy
Was treated conspecific with Papuan Hornbill. As other Aceros species it's sometimes included in the genus Rhyticeros.
Habitat
Found in mixed evergreen and deciduous forest, from sea-level up to the highest point of the island at 750m.
Behaviour
Feed mainly on fruit, prefering figs. Up to 50 birds have been seen together at a fruiting tree.
Breeding season from February to April. 2 eggs are laid in a nest cavity and are incubated by the female who is fed by the male.
Resident.
References
- Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672
- Grimmett, R, C Inskipp, and T Inskipp. 1998. Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-0713640045
- Kazmierczak, K and B van Perlo. 2000. A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0300079210
- Kazmierczak, K and R Singh. 2001. A Birdwatcher's Guide to India. New Dehli: India Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-1871104080
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Narcondam Hornbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Narcondam_Hornbill
External Links
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