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Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

Photo by marirs
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Field Notes

Description:

The Great Hornbill is a large bird, 95–130 cm (37–51 in) long, with a 152 cm (60 in) wingspan and a weight of 2.15–4 kg (4.7-8.8 lbs). It is the heaviest, but not the longest, Asian hornbill. Females are smaller than males and have bluish-white instead of red eyes although the orbital skin is pinkish. Like other hornbills, they have prominent "eyelashes".

The most prominent feature of the hornbill is the bright yellow and black casque on top of its massive bill. The casque appears U-shaped when viewed from the front and the top is concave with two ridges along the sides that form points in the front, a reference to which is made in the Latin species epithet bicornis. The back of the casque is reddish in females while the underside of the front and back of the casque is black in males.

Habitat:

Jurong Bird Park

Species ID Suggestions

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

Comments (3)

we're all here to help each other out ;) p.s. i've just suggested an id to another of your hornbills
venusflytrap2000 :) Thank you so much for your id :)

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