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It is a medium-sized, blackish hornbill, approximately 70 cm long. The male is dark reddish-brown on the crown and nape, with a paler neck. The female has entirely black plumage. Both sexes have a large, dull, yellowish bill with a maroon patch at the base, a serrated casque, and an inflatable blue throat.
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When to see the Sumba Hornbill
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sumba Hornbill
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sumba Hornbill
Sumba hornbill, or known natively as Julang is a large bird belonging to the family of Bucerotidae, endemic and native to the Indonesian island of Sumba. The scientific name commemorates British colonial administrator and zoological collector Alfred Hart Everett.
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Easily confused with
Narcondam HornbillRhyticeros narcondamiThe Narcondam hornbill is a small hornbill at 66 cm (26 in) 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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