Malabar Pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783)
Bucerotidae — Hornbills
Malabar Pied Hornbill, Anthracoceros coronatus, breeds in India and Sri Lanka and is a resident of evergreen and moist deciduous forest, often close to people. It is a hornbill of the Bucerotiformes, and it is the only member of its species. The bird is mainly black with white on the belly, throat, tail sides and wing edge. Its bill is yellow and carries a large black casque. Females have white skin around the eye, which males do not show, and young birds lack the casque. It may be mistaken for the Oriental Pied Hornbill.
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae — Hornbills
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: India and Sri Lanka
