![]() ![]() What a treat to hear! This is a very distant shot of a male Helmeted Hornbill (below) in Borneo:Īlan Kemp, world authority on this family, must agree, for he begins his Hornbills book (1995) this way: "Imagine being on the tropical island of Borneo and drifting quietly down a stream in a dug-out canoe. Yet I will admit that I think of tropical Asia as the "land of the hornbill." So many of the spectacular huge hornbills are here, such as: a stunning male Red-necked Hornbill (above) in Bhutan, or Great Indian Hornbill (left) in in Indian foothills.Īnd some have incredible calls: those of the Helmeted Hornbill may be the most impressive bird vocalizations in the world: a series of hoots accelerate in speed and intensity until they break into peals of hysterical laughter. The average size of a large rhinoceros bird is approximately 30 to 35 inches long.As we shall see below, there are some impressive hornbills in Africa. On the top of the golden-yellow beak, cumbersome casque (hollow helmet-like structure) supports amplifying their calls. The bird performs different things with its beak such as chewing food, nest building, sealing the nest, feeding the baby. Beak – Rhinoceros Hornbill beak is a marvel of God, versatile, and frivolous. Hence, these are the main threats the hornbill is being uplisted to vulnerable from near threatened on the IUCN Red List in 2018. Therefore, poachers easily find the rhinobill and shot them. Also, the loss of big trees due to habitat destruction is another reason for declining the number of hornbills. Threats – The rhinoceros hornbill encounters many different threats, including hunting for its meat, its skull & feathers, and loss of rainforest habitats. ![]() Once the baby birds are fully feathered and big in size to leave the nest, both parents chip away the dry mud to let the chicks out. The female bird lays 1 or 2 eggs, usually takes 36-to-46 days to incubate and the baby fledges 85-to-96 days after the eggs are laid. Usually, they leave a small hole in it, just big enough for the male passes through a vertical slit, to feed the female and chicks. Once the nest ready and eggs are laid in them, the male hornbill collects mud, and both pack that mud with food and feces, to seal the entrance to the tree cavity. Nest – Rhinoceros Hornbill normally makes their nest inside the hollow tree trunks. Female stays inside the nest with the eggs and after the incubations, the male’s responsibility to bring the food for her and the chicks. Breeding – The female rhinobill has faith in the male to deliver her everything during incubating and raising chicks. However may also prey on little insects, rodent, small reptile, eat arthropods, lizards, frogs, bird eggs, and smaller birds. Food – The rhinobill preferred diet is fruit. The eyes of the male bird are normally red with black rims and white with red rims in the female bird. The big bill and casque are habitually orange to red, from preen oil rubbed on from the preen gland above the tail. Plumage – The rhino bill plumage is mainly black, with white legs, and vent, and a black band with whitetail. The Rhinoceros Hornbill Facts – The male bird distinguishes the deep forceful huk, huk, notes while the female blessed with hak hak notes. ![]()
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