Saturday, July 14, 2012

>Anthracoceros albirostris (Oriental Pied Hornbill)

Oriental Pied Hornbill


Oriental Pied Hornbill
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Bucerotidae
Genus:Anthracoceros
Species:A. albirostris
Binomial name
Anthracoceros albirostris
(Shaw & Nodder, 1807)
The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in the 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. 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.

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