Sulawesi Hornbill - Penelopides exarhatus

Length 1.5 ft (45.0 cm)
Weight 13.1 oz (370 g)
Clutch Size 2
Chicks at birth Altricial
IUCN Conservation Status Vulnerable
Continents:AS
     

The Sulawesi Hornbill is also known as the Sulawesi Tarictic Hornbill, Temminck's Hornbill or Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill. They are endemic to Indonesia. They are sexually dimorphic with the female being all black and the male having a yellow and white face. They will live in groups of up to 20 individuals.

Diet is mainly fruit but they will also eat small animals.

Adult
Picture/image of Sulawesi Hornbill
Male
12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA
Male
12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA

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