E.
Niedeck
WALDEN'S
HORNBILL
Rhabdotorrhinus waldeni
Currently resides in the mountains
in Panay island and presumed as
possibly extinct in Negros, western
Visayas.
The species is also presumed
extinct in the island of Guimaras.
AS OF APRIL 8, 2013, THERE
ARE 1500 - 3749 LEFT.
KNOWN
LOCALLY AS
"DULUNGAN"
HABITAT
They primarily live in rainforests with
abundant fruit-bearing trees.
DESCRIPTION
To distinguish between male and
female, the first one has a yellow
throat and the latter has a blue throat.
Both have ocular skin, mostly black,
and has a cream-colored tail.
THREATS
Deforestation for farmlands and
poaching. They reproduce slowly, thus
high hunting pressure is damaging.
The reason I chose this particular species is because my father
used to tell me stories about hornbills when he was young. He
told me that he usually sees a lot of them in Cotobato city, but
now he rarely sees as many as he used to.

References:

-Rufous headed hornbill. EOL. (n.d.). Retrieved November 6, 2021, from

https://eol.org/pages/1047998.

- International), B. L. I. (B. L. (2016, October 1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red
List of Threatened Species. Retrieved November 6, 2021, from
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22682517/125519634.

- GMA News Online. (1970, January 1). Infographic: PHL is home to the world's two most endangered
hornbill species. GMA News Online. Retrieved November 6, 2021, from
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/302547/infographic-phl-is-home-to-the-world-s-
two-most-endangered-hornbill-species/story/#:~:text=The%20Rufous-
headed%20Hornbill%20%28%20Aceros%20waldeni%29%20has%20higher,and%20Panay%20in%20
Western%20Visayas%2C%20the%20group%20said.

- Rufous-headed hornbill. EDGE of Existence. (2019, May 2). Retrieved November 6, 2021, from
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/rufous-headed-hornbill/.