Anthracoceros albirostris

(Shaw, 1808)

Vernacular names
English : Oriental pied hornbill
French : Calao pie

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Bucerotiformes
Family : Bucerotidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 60 cm in length for a weight of 900 g. Black plumage with white belly and undertail. Bluish cheek patch, pale yellow bill and casque with black marking on tip. Slightly smaller former subspecies with more black on bill.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-East Asia, from north India to south China, south to north Malaysia. Lives in open forests, forest edges, plantations and woodlands, up to 700 m.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The commonest Asian hornbill in most of its range. Locally hunted and trapped. Adaptable but has declined in sizeable portions of its range.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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