Blyth's Hornbill

Rhyticeros plicatus (Pennant, 1781)

Bucerotidae — Hornbills

Blyth's Hornbill, Rhyticeros plicatus, breeds in northern and eastern Moluccas, New Guinea and its satellites, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. It is a hornbill of forest canopy and lowland forest, and is the only hornbill native to New Guinea. The bird has a very large horn-coloured bill and casque. Adult males are mainly black with a golden or orange-buff head, a white throat and a white tail, while females are smaller and also mostly black with a white throat and tail.

Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae — Hornbills
Breeding range: Australasia: n, ec Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites to e Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.