Diversity Rangkong (Hornbill) Indonesia

Rangkong or Enggang bird diversity in Indonesia is very high in comparison to other countries. Indonesia is a country that has the most bird species hornbill. Of the 57 species of hornbill bird with a presence throughout the world, 14 of which are in Indonesia. Hornbill bird diversity was more felt because three types of which are endemic to Indonesia, which does not exist in other countries.Hornbill, also known as Rangkong, Enggang, and Kangkareng or English called Horbbill is incorporated in the name of the bird tribe Bucerotidae. Hornbill has a hornbill or characteristic in its beak that has the shape resembles a cow's horn. Scientific name, "Bucerotidae" has the meaning "cow horn" in Greek.

Diversity hornbill in Indonesia. Rangkong or Enggang (Hornbill) consists of 57 species spread across Asia and Arika. 14 species of them are in Indonesia. Even 3 of which are endemic hornbill Indonesia.Third or Hornbill Hornbill is endemic to Indonesia:1. Celebes or Sulawesi Rangkong or Enggang Black Tail (Rhyticeros cassidix); Hornbill is a species endemic to the island of Sulawesi and become the identity of the fauna of South Sulawesi). Animals whose scientific name is synonymous with ACEROS cassidix local people also called Buton hornbill, Taonn Birds, Birds Alo. 

2. White Tailed Hornbill or Sulawesi Sulawesi Kangkareng (Penelopides exarhatus); Hornbill is endemic to Sulawesi White Tailed Sulawesi island 

3. Sumba Hornbill (Rhyticeros averitti). Sumba Hornbill is a species endemic to Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. Besides called Sumba Hornbill bird is also called Goanggali, Nggokgokka, or Sumba hornbill.In addition there are three hornbill endemic to Sulawesi and Sumba is still there are other hornbill species are scattered in Papua, Kalimantan, and Sumatra. The types that are: hornbill1. Kangkareng Bird Stomach-white or pinky (Anthracoceros albirostris)

2. Black or Itchy Kangkareng Hornbill Bird Birah or snicker (Anthracoceros malayanus)
3. Rhinoceros Hornbill Hornbill or horns or bird Years (Buceros rhinoceros)

4. Board or Board Rangkong or Enggang (Buceros bicornis)

5.Ivory or Ivory Rangkong or Enggang Hornbill Fly or parent-in-law (Rhinoplax vigil)

6 Rangkong or Enggang Klihingan or Konde or gray-crested Hornbill or Bird or Bird grove Arau (Anorrhinus galeritus)

7. Hornbill Hornbill Jambul Jambul or White (Berenicornis comatus)

8. Black-crested Hornbill Hornbill or twitching (ACEROS corrugatus)

9. Gold or Hornbill Hornbill Hornbill Mas or season or Hornbill Mount (Rhyticeros undulatus)

10. Hornbill Wallet (Rhyticeros subruficollis)

11. Hornbill Wallet (Rhyticeros plicatus)

 
Hornbill Hornbill Ivory or Fly-law (Rhinoplax vigil) is used as animal mascot (animal identification) of West Kalimantan. While hornbill Board (Buceros bicornis) is a type of the great hornbill has a body length of up to 160 cm.

Know hornbill. In general, bird Hornbill Hornbill or have characteristics such as a huge beak resembling horns. In Indonesia, the Great Hornbill body size about 40-150 cm, with the heaviest hornbill reached 3.6 Kilogram. Generally the Hornbill feather colors dominated by black (body parts) and white on the tail. While the color of the neck and head is quite varied.Characteristic of other hornbill is the sound of flapping wings and a voice "calling", as belonging to Hornbill Ivory (Buceros vigil) with a "calling" as everyone laughed out loud and can be heard up to a radius of 3 Km.Hornbill spread from sub-Saharan Africa, India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands Most live in tropical rainforests. Hornbills are found in the lowland forests and hills (0-1000 m asl). Hornbill foods especially fruits and occasional small binatang2 like lizards, bats, rats, snakes and various types of insects.Or Hornbill Hornbill bird diversity in Indonesia is a pride. Unfortunately more days in Indonesia hornbill population decline. This is due to the reduced area (habitat) as a result of deforestation, dwindling food and nesting places, and hunting hornbill.

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