Sunday, March 14, 2010

LARGE HORNBILLS

1. GREAT HORNBILL
Buceros bicornis 91-105 cm
This type of birds found in Himalayas, NE India, Bangladesh and Western Ghats. It is huge in size massive yellow casque and bill and it has white tail with black subterminal band. It has white neck, wing-bars and trailing edge to wing which are variably stained with yellow . Both male and female are alike, although female has white iris and lacks black at ends os casque. Mature forest.











2. BROWN HORNBILL
Anorrhinus tickelli 60-75 cm
It is mainly found in NE India. It is medium-sized brown hornbill with stout yellowish bill. The male has white cheeks, throat and upper breast; rest of underparts rufous; in flight, has white tips to tail (except central feathers) and to primaries. Female is uniformly brown on underparts, and lacks white tips to flight feathers and tail. Broadleaved evergreen forest.







3. RUFOUS NECKED HORNBILL
Aceros nipalensis 90-100 cm
This type of birds are found in Himalayas, NE India and Bangladesh. White terminal band to tail and white wing tips. Red pouch. Male and immature have rufous head and neck. Female has black head and neck. Broadleaved evergreen forest.










4. WREATHED HORNBILL
Aceros undulatus 75-85 cm
It is found in E Himalayan foothills, NE India and Bangladesh. White tail and all-black wings. Has bill corrugations (except immature) and bar across pouch. Male has whitish head and neck and yellow pouch. Female has black head and neck with blue pouch. Broadleaved evergreen forest.







5. NAROCONDAM HORNBILL
Aceros naracondami 45-50 cm
It is mainly found in Narcondam L, Andamans. Small size. This type of bird has white tail and all black wings. Bluish white pouch. Male and immature have rufous head and neck. Female has black head and neck. High forest.








6. PLAIN POUCHED HORNBILL
Aceros subruficollis 65-70 cm
It has no exact record of where this birds lives but possibly occur in the north east. Very similar to Wreathed but smaller; as that species has white tail and all black wings. Lacks corrugations on bill, and has plain pouch. Mature forest.

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