Rufous hornbill | 台北市立動物園資訊網

Therufoushornbill(Buceroshydrocorax),alsoknownasthePhilippinehornbillandlocallyaskalaw(pronouncedkah-lau),isalargespeciesofhornbill.

Species of bird

The rufous hornbill (Buceros hydrocorax), also known as the Philippine hornbill and locally as kalaw (pronounced KAH-lau), is a large species of hornbill endemic to the Philippines (the largest hornbill in the country). They are referred by locals as the "clock-of-the-mountains" due to its large booming call which typically occur of every hour. It occurs in moist tropical lowland forest. They are now considered to be a threatened species and its reasons for decline being habitat destruction, hunting and poaching for the illegal pet trade.

It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess rufous hornbills under Philippine Law RA 9147.[3]

It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs in primary, mature secondary and disturbed forests and found across majority of the country except the regions of Mimaropa, Sulu and Western Visayas.

Its described as a large bird with a dark body, rufous le...