- Wrinkled Hornbill
Taxobox
name = Wrinkled Hornbill
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Male
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Coraciiformes
familia = Bucerotidae
genus = "Aceros "
species = "A. corrugatus"
binomial = "Aceros corrugatus"
binomial_authority = (Temminck,1832 )
range_
range_map_width = 240px
range_map_caption = Wrinkled Hornbill range
synonyms = "Rhyticeros corrugatus"The Wrinkled Hornbill or Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill "(Aceros corrugatus)" is a medium-large
hornbill which is found in forest in theThai-Malay Peninsula ,Sumatra andBorneo . It has sometimes been placed in thegenus "Rhyticeros " togther with most other species generally placed in "Aceros ".The Wrinkled Hornbill is around 70 cm long, and has a very large bill that is fused to the
skull . It has mainlyblack plumage , a blue eye-ring, and a broadly white or rufous-tipped tail. The male and female have different head and billpattern s. Males have bright yellow feathers on the auriculars, cheeks, throat, neck-sides and chest, but these areas are black in the female, except for the blue throat. The bill of the male is yellow with a red base and casque, and a brownish basal half of the lower mandible. The bill and casque of the female is almost entirely yellow.This is a
forest species and eats mainlyfruit , such asfig s, although it will also eat smallanimal s such asfrog s andinsect s. Wrinkled Hornbills do not drink, but get thewater they need from their food. Their call is a harsh "Kak-kak," or a deep "Row-wow" which can be heard for miles.These birds are
monogamous and remain in a pair for life. They use holes found intree s for nests, and the female will plaster over the entrance withmud and droppings, leaving a nesting mother and her chicks only a small hole, too small for them to exit. They are fed exclusively by the male, who regurgitatesfood for them. After several months, when the chicks are ready, the female will break out of her nest.Wrinkled Hornbills were first bred in
captivity in1988 .References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
External links
* [http://www.honoluluzoo.org/wrinkled_hornbill.htm Honolulu Zoo]
* [http://www.forestry.sarawak.gov.my/forweb/wildlife/center/semeng/hbill/whorn.htm Malay government site]
* [http://www.coraciiformestag.com/Hornbill/corrugatus/wrinkled.html Coraciiformes Taxon Advisory Group]
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