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Palawan Hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei)

Palawan Hornbill
Photo: Llimchiu (talk) via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 — free for commercial reuse.

About the Palawan Hornbill

The Palawan hornbill (Anthracoceros marchei) is a large forest bird endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the 11 endemic hornbills in the country. It is only found in Palawan and the nearby islands of Balabac, Busuanga, Calauit, Culion and Coron. It is locally known as "talusi" in the language Cuyunon. It is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and trapping for the cage-bird trade. It is illegal to hunt, capture or possess these birds under Philippine Law RA 9147.

Source: Palawan hornbill on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 4 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.

As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.

Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.