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Aceros plicatus (syn: Rhyticeros plicatus)
These large birds have a striking sexual dimorphism, the males featuring a buff colored head and neck (photo 1), the females being almost entirely black (photo2).
Spotted at the zoo "Ouwehands Dierenpark", Rhenen, the Netherlands.
Spotted on Jun 16, 2009
Submitted on Dec 22, 2012
4 Comments
Beautiful shots!
Thanks Sachin and S Frazier.
Also known as the "Papuan hornbill". I at least "hear" these flying -- a great whoosing sound from their wing beats -- even if I don't see them, every time I go to the field. When I do see them above the trees, they are almost always in pairs ( a male and a female), but I have seen up to 8 flying together. :-)
wonderful,,