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The head, neck, and lower body of the male are coloured rufous, with deeper colouration on the flanks and abdomen. The middle primaries and the lower half of the tail are tipped white. The rest of the hornbill's plumage is a glossy dark-green and black. The lower tail-covert feathers are coloured chestnut mixed with black. The female is black, except for the end-portion of her tail and the tips of the middle primaries, which are white. Juvenile hornbills resemble adults of the same sex, but lack the ridges at the base of the upper beak.
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When to see the Rufous-necked Hornbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous-necked Hornbill
The map shades 5 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in China.
About the Rufous-necked Hornbill
The rufous-necked hornbill is a species of hornbill in Bhutan, northeastern India, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is locally extinct in Nepal due to hunting and significant loss of habitat. There are less than 10,000 adults left in the wild. With a length of about 117 cm (46 in), it is among the largest Bucerotine hornbills. The underparts, neck and head are pigmented as a rich rufous in the male, but black in the female.
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Easily confused with
Abyssinian Ground HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusAbyssinian ground hornbill is a large, terrestrial hornbill with black body feathers and white primary feathers which are visible in flight.
Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriIt is a medium-sized bird, 54–58 cm (21–23 in) in length.
Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulatorThe piping hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family.
Side by side: Monteiro's Hornbill vs Rufous-necked Hornbill · Abyssinian Ground Hornbill vs Rufous-necked Hornbill
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