Writhed hornbill
| Writhed hornbill | |
|---|---|
 | |
| female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Bucerotiformes |
| Family: | Bucerotidae |
| Genus: | Rhabdotorrhinus |
| Species: | R. leucocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus (Vieillot, 1816) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Aceros leucocephalus | |
The writhed hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus), also known as the Mindanao wrinkled hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is endemic to humid forests on the Philippine islands of Mindanao, Dinagat and Camiguin Sur. It formerly included the Walden's hornbill as a subspecies, but unlike that species, both sexes of the writhed hornbill have orange-red throat and peri-ocular skin.
Male in the Philippines
The writhed hornbill is threatened by habitat loss and hunting.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Rhabdotorrhinus leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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