About the Visayan Hornbill
The Visayan hornbill is a hornbill found in tropical moist lowland forests of the Philippines in the Western Visayas region which includes the islands of Panay, Negros and formerly as well as the island of Masbate, and formerly Ticao, in the Philippines. As is the case with all five Philippine tarictic hornbills, formerly considered to be just one species, it is declining due to habitat destruction, hunting and the illegal wildlife trade.
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ID tip
The adults show sexual dimorphism. The male has a creamy-white head and neck, a white upper chest, a reddish-brown lower chest and uppertail-coverts, and a creamy-white buff tail with a broad black tip. The bill and casque are blackish; the former with yellowish ridges. The bare ocular skin is pinkish-white. The tail and bill of the female resemble that of the male, but otherwise the plumage of the female is black, and the ocular skin is blue. Visayan hornbills live in groups and frequent the canopy of rainforests.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Samar HornbillPenelopides samarensisThe Samar hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
Mindoro HornbillPenelopides mindorensisThe Mindoro hornbill is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae.
Mindanao HornbillPenelopides affinisThe Mindanao hornbill, also known as the Mindanao tarictic hornbill, is a medium-small species of hornbill found in the canopy of rainforests on Mindanao, Dinagat, Siargao and Basilan in the southern Philippines.
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