Oriental Pied Homblll

Anthracoceros albirostris

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Resident. Himalayan foothills, NE India and E India, and Bangladesh. II Very similar to the larger Malabar. and best distingu ished by easqua patterning and shape (cylindrical, with black patch restricted to ti p). Also has mainly black tailwi thwhite tips to all but central feathers, narrower white trailing edge to secondaries, and pale blue (rather than pink) throat patches. Sexes are similar, but female is smaller with less convex casqua lacking projecting tip, and has black at tip of bill and casque. Both sexes have pale blue circumorbital skin. Immature has smaller bill and casque withle ssblack; orbital skin and throat patch are whitish. Open forest. groves and large fruit trees near villages.