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White crowned Hornbill
Length:83-102 cm.
Weight:Male: 1.25 –1.36 kg.
Female: 1.47 kg.

White-crowned Hornbill

BERENICORNIS COMATUS

Description:

The White-crowned Hornbill, also known as the long-crested hornbill or white-crested hornbill, is a large species of hornbill with a length of 83-102 cm and a weight of 1.3-1.5 kg. Their plumage is black and white; the head, neck, breast and tail are white, while the remaining plumage is black. They have a white crown of feathers at the top of the head. Between their eye and bill and on the throat, there is bare dark blue skin and the bill is mainly black with a yellowish base.Females are slightly smaller than malesand have a black neck and underparts. They White-Crowned Hornbill is listed as ‘Near Threatened’ by IUCN Red List.

Did you know...?

…that white-crowned hornbills are one of the oldest hornbill species. DNA analysis shows that their species has been alive for more than 47 million years!

Diet:
White-crowned Hornbills feed on various fruits, lizards, arthropods and larvae.

Habitat:
This bird is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo and inhabits rainforest in low and medium altitudes, usually at an elevation below 900 meters. They may also be found in fruit, oil-palm and rubber plantations.

Reproduction
The female will lay two white eggs in a tree hole, and then seals herself in by blocking the entrance to the nest with droppings, debris and mud. The male, and other adults and young forming a cooperative group, feed the breeding female and the chicks through a narrow hole. The female breaks the wall and leaves the nest when the chicks are able to fly. Like the other species of hornbill, the White-Crowned Hornbill is monogamous for life.

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