{"id":368076,"date":"2026-07-23T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368076"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:25:43","slug":"hornbills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/hornbills\/","title":{"rendered":"Hornbills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> In July, four Malabar pied hornbills were spotted near agricultural fields along the Muyyam river in\u00a0Kannur district, Kerala, a first for the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About Hornbills<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 195px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/674abe9d66c6ef2a57a59143\/c4026d30-7707-47bd-8375-e8c2b5256a6e\/Hornbills%2BFactsheet%2Binfographic.png?resize=550%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hornbill Bird \" width=\"195\" height=\"293\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Wildlife Nomads<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Hornbills are a<strong>\u00a0tropical birds<\/strong> named for <strong>their unusually large, curved bills.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scientific name:<\/strong> They scientific name <strong>Bucerotidae.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Family:<\/strong> They belongs to <strong>Bucerotidae family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat: <\/strong>They\u00a0inhabit the<strong> canopy of tall evergreen forests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution:<\/strong> They are found largely in the <strong>tropics of sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Characterstics:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> They are easily <strong>recognised by their long, curved bills topped with a casque.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>They nest in the <strong>natural hollows of high-canopy trees,<\/strong> where <strong>females seal themselves inside tree cavities during breeding.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong>: They are one of the biggest <strong>frugivores (fruit-eating birds) in the Asian rainforest.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Around 40-70% of their diet consists of <strong>large ficus fruits, figs, drupes and berries, usually red or black in colour.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological significance:<\/strong> They are often known as<strong> \u2018farmers of the forest\u2019 due to their propensity to consume fruits and disperse seeds far and wide.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hornbills found in India:<\/strong> They are <strong>nine species of hornbill<\/strong> found in India:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"height: 210px; width: 92.832%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5181%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Species<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.9687%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\"><strong>Conservation status as per IUCN Red List of Species<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5181%; height: 60px;\"><strong>Great hornbill (<em>Buceros bicornis<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.9687%; height: 60px; text-align: center;\">Vulnerable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5181%; height: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/malabar-grey-hornbill\/\">Malabar grey hornbill<\/a> (<em>Ocyceros griseus<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.9687%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\">Vulnerable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5181%; height: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/malabar-pied-hornbill\/\">Malabar pied hornbill<\/a> (<em>Anthracoceros coronatus<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.9687%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\">Near Threatened<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 53.5181%; height: 30px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indian-grey-hornbill\/\">Indian grey hornbill<\/a> (<em>Ocyceros birostris<\/em>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 57.9687%; height: 30px; text-align: center;\">Stable population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.487%;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Most hornbill species in India are listed under <strong>Schedule I<\/strong> of the <strong>Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972<\/strong>, granting them the highest level of protection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: In July, four Malabar pied hornbills were spotted near agricultural fields along the Muyyam river in\u00a0Kannur district, Kerala, a first for the area. About Hornbills Hornbills are a\u00a0tropical birds named for their unusually large, curved bills. Scientific name: They scientific name Bucerotidae.\u00a0 Family: They belongs to Bucerotidae family. 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