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Titre :	Foraging characteristics of an assemblage of four Sumatran hornbill species
Auteurs :	Y. Y. Hadiprakarsa, Auteur ; M. F. Kinnaird, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Bird Conservation International (14(4) DEC 2004)
Article en page(s) :	S53-S62
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	This study examines the diets of four hornbill species (Bushy-crested Hornbill Anorrhinus galeritus, Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus, Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros and Helmeted Hornbill Buceros vigil) common within our 9 km(2) study area in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Line transects and opportunistic sampling were used over one year to collect feeding data, including the tree species and strata in which birds fed, diet items, fruit characteristics and tree crop size. Hornbills fed on 64 species. Figs, non-fig fruits and animals comprised 23.4% (n = 15 species) 51.6% (n =

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