Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hornbills :: Malabar Pied-Hornbill

Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus

Described by: Boddaert (1783)
Alternate common name(s): Malabar Pied Hornbill, Indian Pied-Hornbill, Pied Hornbill
Old scientific name(s): Anthracoceros malabaricus

Photographs

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Apr 28, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Apr 28, 2002 © Dave Behrens  Yala National Park, Sri Lanka - Dec, 2002 © Dave Behrens 
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Range

Ne. and sw. India. Sri Lanka;
Three populations;
E. India in Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. W. India in the foothills of the w. Ghats from Aroli and Ratnagiri s. to Bombay through Goa, w. Mysore, w. Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Sri Lanka (ne. Monsum) and Jaffa Is. Populations may exist in intervening habitat.

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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