Malabar Pied Hornbill

The Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus), also known as the lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical birds found in the Old World. The Malabar pied hornbill is a large hornbill, measuring 65 cm (26 in) in length. It has mainly black plumage with a white belly and throat patch, and a yellow bill with a large black casque. The Malabar pied hornbill is a common resident breeder in Sri Lanka and parts of India. It is an omnivore, feeding on fruits, small mammals, birds, small reptiles and insects.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Malabar Pied 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

• Anthracoceros albirostris
• Bycanistes fistulator
• Bycanistes albotibialis
• Lophoceros semifasciatus
• Lophoceros fasciatus
• Bycanistes subcylindricus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Bucerotiformes

Family

Bucerotidae

Genus

Anthracoceros

Species

Anthracoceros coronatus

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