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The great hornbill is threatened mainly by habitat loss due to deforestation. It is hunted for its meat, fat and body parts like casque and tail feathers, which are used as adornments. [1] Tribal peoples hunt the great Indian hornbill for its various parts. The beaks and head are used in charms and the flesh is believed to be medicinal.
Female great hornbill Hornbills are birds in the families Bucerotidae and Bucorvidae. There are currently 62 extant species of hornbills recognised by the International Ornithologists' Union, two in Bucorvidae and 60 in Bucerotidae. Many species of fossil hornbills are known from the Miocene onwards; however, their exact number and taxonomy are unsettled due to ongoing discoveries. Conventions ...
Hornbills in the genus Buceros include some of the largest arboreal hornbills in the world, with the largest being the great hornbill. All the hornbills in this genus have a large and hollow bony casque on their upper beak that can be useful to scientists and bird watchers to recognise their age, sex and species. Their wingspan can be up to 1.8 ...
Hornbill was used as the official mascot of one of Malaysia's political parties, the Democratic Action Party. The Rhinoceros hornbill is the official state animal of Sarawak, a Malaysian state located in Borneo. The great hornbill, a member of the hornbill family, is the official state bird of Kerala, an Indian state. The species is rated ...
The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Great hornbill; H. Helmeted hornbill; Hornbill ivory; M. Monteiro's hornbill; R. Rhinoceros hornbill ...
STORY: This bird survived cancer thanks to a 3D-printed beakLocation: Tampa, FloridaThe bird, known as Crescent, is a great hornbillVeterinarians at ZooTampa replaced Crescent's beakafter noticing ...
Recent genetic data show that ground hornbills and Bycanistes form a clade outside the rest of the hornbill lineage. [6] They are thought to represent an early African lineage, while the rest of Bucerotiformes evolved in Asia.
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