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Black hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanus
Animal facts
The Black hornbill is a large black and white, mainly arboreal (tree dwelling) bird with a long heavy bill.
They have strong wings and short legs with stout feet.
The hornbill uses a hole in a tree as a nest. When the female is ready, she goes into the hole and is sealed in with mud, leaving a narrow slit to poke her bill through for feeding. The male brings food to her whilst she is in there. The female breaks out of the nest after almost 3 months, but the entrance is then re-sealed by the chick, which is fed for a further month inside the nest.
Where they live
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei
Habitat
Lowland forest
What they eat
Eat fruit, grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians
IUCN status
Near threatened
Conservation work
Bushmeat & Forests conservation