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Malabar pied hornbill at sunset, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka Anthracoceros coronatus,Asia,Malabar pied hornbill,Sri Lanka,Wilpaththu Click/tap to enlarge

Malabar pied hornbill at sunset, Wilpaththu, Sri Lanka

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Fantastic bird, that beak is just incredible. Did you know that hornbills are the only birds to have the first two vertebra fused together. Maybe to help with the extra weight of that beak! Posted 10 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      I did not know that, thanks for sharing. It also flies in a peculiar way to stay balanced. Posted 10 years ago

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The Malabar pied hornbill

The Malabar pied hornbill , also known as lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 24, 2014. Captured Nov 6, 2014 17:20.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO320
  • 400mm