Narcondam Hornbill

Rhyticeros narcondami Hume, 1873

Narcondam Hornbill, Rhyticeros narcondami, is a hornbill in the family Bucerotidae and is confined to Narcondam in the Andaman Islands. It was described by Hume in 1873. Its range is restricted to a single island, with the whole population living in forest on Narcondam. Males and females differ in plumage, with the male showing a rufous head and neck and the female being entirely black. Both sexes have a white tail, a bluish white throat patch and a bill with folds near the base of the upper mandible.

Order

Bucerotiformes

Family

Bucerotidae — Hornbills

Breeding range

Oriental Region: Narcondam (ne Andaman Is.)