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ForestCavity nestLarge · 1.1 kg
ID tip
The male has a yellowish bill while the female has a dark grey bill.
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When to see the Black Hornbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black Hornbill
The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black Hornbill
The black hornbill is a species of bird of the hornbill family Bucerotidae. It lives in Asia in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.
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Easily confused with
Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiThe Palawan hornbill is a large forest bird endemic to the Philippines.
Malabar Pied HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusThe Malabar pied hornbill is a large hornbill, at 65 cm (26 in) in length.
Sulu HornbillAnthracoceros montaniThe Sulu hornbill, or Montano's hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
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