Oriental-pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris

Description

The upper body (head, neck, back, wings and upper chest) is black which gleams metallic green when exposed to sunlight. The underside is white. The tail is black with a white tip except for the middle tail feathers. The horn or horn (casque) is creamy white like the color of the beak, flattened cylindrical in shape with a tapered tip. The front side of the horn is black. The body size and horns of males are larger than females with creamy white beaks. Females are easily identified from the base of the lower beak which is brownish in color which is continuous with the black color. The female’s eyes are gray-brown.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

Male 0,6-1,05 kg, female 0,8-0,9 kg

LENGTH

55-60 cm

Om

Omnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Bucerotiformes

FAMILY

:

Bucerotidae

GENUS

:

Anthracoceros

SPECIES

:

Anthracoceros albirostris

Distribution

This bird can be found in lowland tropical and subtropical forests, dry temperate forests, secondary forests, plantations and disturbed forests where many trees have been cut. This bird is also recorded to inhabit coastal forests in coastal areas.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, peninsular Malaysia to Singapore and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan).

Habits and Lifestyle

Anthracoceros albirostris has a different diet during the breeding season with the non-breeding season. During the non-breeding season, these birds tend to forage in groups and prefer non-banana fruit which is rich in sugar. During the breeding season, this bird chooses to look for fruit that contains more fat and also preys on small animals around it.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Anthracoceros albirostris consumes a lot of forest fruits such as figs (banyan), rambutan, papaya, liana, rattan and other palms. This bird also preys on grasshoppers, lizards, snakes, frogs, fish and even bird eggs, chicks and small birds such as the Bondol bird.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

This bird’s breeding season is early in the year between January-June. This bird takes 78-89 days to nest and incubate the eggs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 78-89 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The population of this bird tends to continue to decline due to hunting and reduced habitat area.

Population number​

The population is declining but not too worrying, so it is categorized as a species of least concern.

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Reference

  1. Kangkareng Perut Putih (Anthracoceros albirostris) Cakrawala Artikel
  2. Kangkareng Perut Putih Wikipedia Artikel