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Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Description:

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.

Habitat:

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.

Notes:

I spotted this in Cat Tien National Park. A certain tree was fruiting and there were at least 6 hornbills in the tree. This was the best photo I could get this species.

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3 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks harsuame and Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Fantastic!!!

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 12 years ago

Espectacular bella toma

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Viet Nam

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2012

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