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Alternative name: Great Pied Hornbill
- Buceros bicornis
Identification
Pale yellow bill,casque and neck contrasting with black mask and body plumage diagnostic.Broad white bars on trailing edge and centre of wing.Tail white with black subterminal band. Male: Front of of casque black and Iris red. Female: Iris White. Under wing flight pattern,black wings with white bar and trailing edge together with white tail and black subterminal tail distinctive. Size:122cm(48inchs).
Distribution
The Indian sub-continent thro S.E.Asia and the Malay Peninsular.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Found singly or in pairs or sometimes in large loose groups in the canopy.Feeding in fruiting trees together with other hornbills.In the wild it has been observed associating with Rhinoceros Hornbill.Sound of wings like Rhinoceros Hornbill.
