Writhed Hornbill
| Writhed Hornbill | |
|---|---|
 | |
| female | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Aceros |
| Species: | A. leucocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aceros leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816) | |
The Writhed Hornbill (Aceros leucocephalus), also known as the Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is endemic to humid forests on the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Dinagat and Camiguin Sur. It formerly included the Rufous-headed Hornbill as a subspecies, but unlike that species, both sexes of the Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill have orange-red throat and peri-ocular skin.
The Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
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