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About Great Hornbill:
- The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill.
- It is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
- The most prominent feature of the Great Hornbill is the bright yellow and black casque (hard structure on the head of some birds) on top of its massive bill.
- Festival: The Hornbill Festival celebrated in Nagaland is named after the bird – Hornbill, which is the most revered and admired bird for the Nagas.
- Cultural Symbol: They are the cultural symbols of some ethnic communities in the northeast, specifically the Nyishi of Arunachal Pradesh.
- State Bird: Great Hornbill is the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh and Kerala.
- IUCN Status: Vulnerable
- Indian Wildlife Protection Act,1972: Schedule I
About Pakke Tiger Reserve
About Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Eaglenest or Eagle’s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh.
- It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng river to the east. It is also a part of the Kameng Elephant Reserve.
- The sanctuary derives its name from the Red Eagle Division of the Indian army which was posted in the area in the 1950s.
- The sanctuary is notable as a prime birding site due to the extraordinary variety, numbers and accessibility of species.
- Eaglenest is the site where Bugun liocichla (a passerine bird species) was first discovered in 1995 and again observed and described in 2006.
