Sulu Hornbill

Anthracoceros montani

Critically Endangered · IUCN Red List

CRCritically EndangeredEndemicFruitForestCavity nestLarge · 715 g

When to see the Sulu Hornbill

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sulu Hornbill

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Sulu Hornbill

The Sulu hornbill, or Montano's hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is endemic to the Sulu archipelago in the Philippines, with the remaining populations in Tawi-Tawi with it believed to be hunted to extinction on Jolo. Its natural habitat is tropical moist forests. It is threatened by habitat loss as well as potential harvesting for food. Its diet includes fruit, insects, and small lizards.

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