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The Visayan Hornbill belongs to the family of Bucerotidae from the genus Penelopides. They are beautiful birds found in the rainforests on the island of Panay, negros, Masbata, and Guimaras.

A small population of this bird is also found on the island of Ticao in the Philippines. It can be said that they are endemic birds. They are exclusively found in the areas just mentioned.

This species of hornbill bird has been recognized by the Internation Union of Conservation of Nature as an Endangered animal. There is a chance they might go extinct soon since their population is around the range of 1800.

These birds are monogamous and flock in small, tight-knit groups. They are sometimes found on canopies with their flock. Their breeding season begins in the month of April.

Their diet consists of a combination of fruits and ants, worms, and beetles. These birds exhibit very calm and peaceful behavior.

To know more about this bird, keep reading this page. Information regarding their weight, length, sounds, subspecies, conservation status can be found amongst other things. Also, check our articles on the wreathed hornbill and black hornbill for more fascinating facts about wild animals and birds.

The leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) or barking deer was first discovered by the biologist Alan Rabinowitz who found a carcass of this species on an expedition in the eastern side of Northern Myanmar. At first, he thought this was a regular muntjac but upon DNA scaling, a new species of muntjac was discovered.

The Barking deer or leaf muntjac is a very beautiful animal that lives in dense forests of Asia. Seeing them even in their natural habitat is extremely rare since it is difficult to spot them due to their solitary nature of living.

It is incredible how they were not the subject of the search for this expedition led by Rabinowitz but they were still found.

This discovery by Rabinowitz is one for the history books. They feed on fruits and fallen leaves and are food to predators like tigers and leopards.

We do not know much about them because of how hard it is to find them. Inaccessible terrain makes expedition and observation an uphill task.

However, these are the things we do know about this extremely amazing animal. Quench your thirst for information about the leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) by reading this article. If you want to know about more animals, refer to our articles on Bontebok and Takins.