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The Malabar pied hornbill is a large hornbill, at 65 cm (26 in) in length. It has mainly black plumage, apart from its white belly, throat patch, tail sides and trailing edge to the wings. The bill is yellow with a large, mainly black casque. Females have white orbital skin, which the males lack. Juveniles have no casque. It might be confused with the oriental pied hornbill. They weigh around 1 kg (2.2 pounds).
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When to see the Malabar Pied Hornbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Malabar Pied Hornbill
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Malabar Pied Hornbill
The Malabar pied hornbill, also known as the lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.
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Easily confused with
Black HornbillAnthracoceros malayanusThe male has a yellowish bill while the female has a dark grey bill.
Palawan HornbillAnthracoceros marcheiThe Palawan hornbill is a large forest bird endemic to the Philippines.
Sulu HornbillAnthracoceros montaniThe Sulu hornbill, or Montano's hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
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