Hornbills

Blyth's Hornbill

Rhyticeros plicatus

The Blyth's Hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) is a 1.7 kg forest bird that eats mostly fruit. It stays put all year.

Family

Hornbills

Order

Bucerotiformes

Weight

1.7 kg

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is., ZZ, Australia, Germany.

Where to see it: Queen Elizabeth National Park · Mt. Austin (Solomon Islands); Imburanu (Solomon Islands); Kolombangara Island (Solomon Islands); Tetepare Nature Preserve (Solomon Islands); Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea).

Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist