About the Narcondam Hornbill
The Narcondam hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is endemic to the Indian island of Narcondam in the Andaman Islands. Males and females have a distinct plumage. The Narcondam hornbill has the smallest global range of any Asian hornbill species, the entire population being confined to about 7 km² of forest on a single island.
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The Narcondam hornbill is a small hornbill at 66 cm (26 in) long. The sexes differ in plumage. The male has a rufous head and neck, black body and upper parts glossed with green. Females are all black. There is a bluish white throat patch and the tail is white in both sexes. Both sexes have a bill with a few folds on the upper side towards the base of the upper mandible. The skin around the eye is bluish. The iris of the male is orange red while the female has an olive brown with a pale yellow ring. The bill is waxy and the furrows of the casque are brownish. Voice: Adults have a ka-ka-ka call in flight and a ko ... kokoko..ko..kok.. kok.. call at the nest. The young in the nest produce feeble chew calls.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Sumba HornbillRhyticeros everettiIt is a medium-sized, blackish hornbill, approximately 70 cm long.
Plain-pouched HornbillRhyticeros subruficollisThe plain-pouched hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
Knobbed HornbillRhyticeros cassidixThis is a large black hornbill with a yellow bill, white tail feathers, pale blue skin around eye, blackish feet and bare dark blue throat.
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