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| Writhed Hornbill Aceros leucocephalus |
| Common Names: Tuhek (Pilipino) Discoverer: Viellot Category: ENDANGERED Status: Endemic Habitat/Distribution: Restricted to Mindanao, Dinagat, Camiguin Sur Habitat / Behavior: males - 30 1/2", females - 27"; Noisy, in pairs or in small groups, in forest , but may be seen in clearings up to 1200 m. Does fly above the canopy but may be seen gliding alternating with flapping flight, crossing valleys. A male feeding his walled-up mate has been recorded in March in Mindanao. Call is a single note or series of notes of loud nasal notes auuk repeated every 1.5 sec given usually while perched. (THF & RSK: R. Kennedy recordings)
Photograph Information: Courtesy of Tim Fisher and Nigel Hicks "A Photographic Field Guide to Birds of the Philippines"[left]. Courtesy of the Oxford University Press. Drawing done by Renato C. Aquino taken from "A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines" by Dr. Robert Kennedy et al [right] |
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