📷 (c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA
📷 (c) Divya Mudappa, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
📷 (c) Wang.QG, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Vulnerable
Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassAves›OrderBucerotiformes›FamilyBucerotidae›GenusBuceros
About
The great hornbill is a large forest bird with a huge yellow bill and casque. It is an important seed disperser, swallowing fruit whole and carrying seeds between forest patches. Nesting females seal themselves inside tree cavities, depending on males to deliver food until the chick grows.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Mature evergreen and moist deciduous forest
🍃Diet Mostly fruit, especially figs; also small animals and insects
📏Size & Weight Body 95–120 cm; wingspan up to 1.5 m
•weight 2.2–4 kg
⏳Lifespan 35–40 years
🗺Range Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
BirdHornbill
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Mature evergreen and moist deciduous forest
🍃Diet Mostly fruit, especially figs; also small animals and insects
📏Size & Weight Body 95–120 cm; wingspan up to 1.5 m
•weight 2.2–4 kg
⏳Lifespan 35–40 years
🗺Range Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Photo Credits
#1(c) Thibaud Aronson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA
#2(c) Divya Mudappa, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA
#3(c) Wang.QG, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
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