Great Indian Hornbill

Description: Male Great hornbill perched below nest on Mangifera indica. Varatu parai, Anamalais, India. Date: 29 December 2013. Source: Own work. Author: L. Shyamal.

Description: English: This is the Great Hornbill (female), easiest way to tell a female from the male is their eyes. The females have White iris and the males have Red iris. They are one of the largest species of the horn-bills found all across the world. Feed mostly on fruits but during the nesting period, can feed on lizards, snakes, worms, insects and birds too. Date: 27 October 2018, 14:46:34. Source: Own work. Author: Clement2012. Camera location10° 19′ 24.96″ N, 76° 57′ 00″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 10.323600; 76.950000. Photographed at Valparai Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Photo taken in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Date: 17 April 2017, 06:53:48. Source: Own work. Author: Rohit Naniwadekar.

Description: English: Birds of Nepal 2019. Date: 1 September 2017, 19:59:59. Source: Own work. Author: Umang Jung Thapa.

Description: English: The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. Great hornbills are found in the forests of Nepal, India, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, Indonesia. Their impressive size and colour have made them important in many tribal cultures and rituals. The great hornbill is long-lived, living for nearly 50 years in captivity. They are predominantly frugivorous although they are opportunists and will prey on small mammals, reptiles and birds. The best time to visit Nagaland is during the annual extravaganza called the Hornbill Festival. Held in the first week of December, the most important character in this festival has to be its namesake, the Hornbill. This majestic bird is revered in Naga culture for its beauty and ability to stay alert. There are many aspects of tribal folklore that tell stories of this amazing bird and these are enacted during the festival. Hornbill feathers are also displayed proudly on traditional headwear made of boar’s teeth and orchid stems. The Hornbill Festival is also a great opportunity to discover this lesser explored region of the country and learn about its indigenous tribes. Bringing together all of the diverse tribes of Nagaland, this isn’t called the ‘Festival of Festivals’ for nothing. Date: 10 November 2018, 23:34:01. Source: Own work. Author: Shiv's fotografia.

Description: English: Great hornbill male on a feeding visit to the nest in Pakke Tiger Reserve. Date: 24 March 2015, 06:28:13. Source: Own work. Author: Aparajita Datta. Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India Licensing[edit] : This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. :. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue.

Description: English: Great Hornbill nest on a Tetrameles nudiflora tree. Date: 10 January 2022, 12:06:46. Source: Own work. Author: SaniyaChaplod.

Description: English: Birds of Nepal 2019. Date: 1 September 2017, 19:59:59. Source: Own work. Author: Umang Jung Thapa.

Description: English: At Pakke Tiger Reserve. Date: 16 November 2015, 10:15:39. Source: Own work. Author: Malyasri.bh.

Description: English: Great hornbill female juvenile. Date: 30 June 2022, 09:59:35. Source: Own work. Author: Aparajita Datta. Sepoydhura, Darjeeling district, North Bengal Licensing[edit].mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{clear:both;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;justify-content:space-around;align-items:center;margin:0.5em auto;background-color:#f9f9f9;border:2px solid #e0e0e0;border-spacing:8px;display:flex}.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc div{margin:4px}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text div{margin:0.5em auto}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{flex-flow:column}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text{order:1}} This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue

Description: English: Photo taken in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Date: 17 April 2017, 06:55:45. Source: Own work. Author: Rohit Naniwadekar.

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Location : Botanic Garden, Singapore7th. November 2005Seen contemplating fruits in a Sea Fig tree Ficus superba.This is a much photographed escapee from the Jurong Bird Park. The tag on her right foot is the tell tale sign. Her large size indicates that she may have originally come from India as the Malaysian and Thai birds are generally smaller.

A monograph of the Bucerotid, or family of the hornbills..[London]Published for the subscribers by the author [printed by Taylor and Francis]1882..biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38534529

Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand