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Oriental Pied Hornbill

Hornbills, Hoopoes & Trogons

Photo: Yu Chu Chin · CC BY-SA 4.0

Anthracoceros albirostris

Basic stats

Diet

Wild fruits (figs, berries, palm fruit, papaya, lianas); also insects, shellfish, small reptiles, small mammals and birds and their eggs

Habitat

Forest canopy and plantation

Size

55–60cm

The Oriental pied hornbill is a large canopy-dwelling bird of the hornbill family, a medium-sized frugivore 55–60 cm long, with a bill of 19 cm in males and 16 cm in females. The head, neck, back, wings and upper breast are black with a slight green sheen, and the tail is black with white tips on all feathers except the central pair. The sexes are similar, and juveniles resemble the adults but have an undeveloped casque and a smaller bill (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its calls are described as crow-like, braying, or harsh crackles and screeches. Its diet is mainly wild fruit such as figs, melanoxylon berries, palm fruit, papaya and the fruits of lianas, and also insects, shellfish, small reptiles and small mammals and birds, including eggs, and it differs slightly between the breeding and non-breeding seasons (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

What does the Oriental Pied Hornbill eat?
Wild fruits (figs, berries, palm fruit, papaya, lianas); also insects, shellfish, small reptiles, small mammals and birds and their eggs
What habitat does the Oriental Pied Hornbill live in?
Forest canopy and plantation
How big is the Oriental Pied Hornbill?
55–60cm
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