- Papuan Hornbill
Taxobox
name = Papuan Hornbill
image_caption = female
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Coraciiformes
familia =Bucerotidae
genus = "Rhyticeros "
species = "R. plicatus"
binomial = "Rhyticeros plicatus"
binomial_authority = (Forster, 1781)
synonyms = "Aceros plicatus"The Papuan Hornbill ("Rhyticeros plicatus"), also known as Blyth's Hornbill, or Kokomo in
Tok Pisin , is a large, approximately 91cm long,hornbill of forest canopy. The male has golden tan colored head, black plumage, reddish brown iris, pale blue orbital skin and white tail. The female generally is an all black bird with white throat and tail. Both sexes of young birds resemble the byron. Adults has up to eight folds on pale casque, while the young has none.The Papuan Hornbill occurs throughout lowland forests of the
Moluccas ,New Guinea ,Bismarck Archipelago , east to theSolomon Islands . The only species of hornbill native to New Guinea, it also one of the largest flying birds of the area. The diet consists mainly of fruits, insects and small animals.Widespread throughout its large habitat range, the Papuan Hornbill is evaluated as Least Concern on the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
External links
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=973&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?species=47618 IUCN Red List]
* http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=56512 The sound of the Papuan Hornbill
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