Blyth's hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus), also known as the Papuan hornbill, is a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia. Its local name in Tok Pisin is kokomo.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blyth's Hornbill being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhyticeros undulatus
- Rhyticeros cassidix
- Anthracoceros marchei
- Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus
- Aceros nipalensis
- Rhyticeros subruficollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Rhyticeros
- Species
- Rhyticeros plicatus
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