| SULU HORNBILL (Anthracoceros montani)
Family Bucerotidae: Hornbills
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| Description: 70 cm. Black, glossed with green above; tail white;
bill and feet black.
Distribution and habits: Scarce. Occurs in the mountains of Jolo, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. Usually travels in pairs or in small noisy groups. Feeds on forest fruit, small lizards and some insects. Like other hornbills, nests in tree holes. From Birds of the Philippines by P. C. Gonzales and C. P. Rees, 1988, Haribon Foundation.
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