In late March 2009, Abiel Neo noticed an Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) loitering around The Springside, his residential apartment located near Singapore’s Upper Seletar.
This must be the same bird seen earlier around nearby Transit Road.
“A lone male has been observed frequenting The Springside estate near Upper Seletar. It has a curious habit of travelling down each parallel street looking for food in a sequential and organised way. The main food observed is the very large grasshopper.”
The above images by Abiel Neo show the hornbill manipulating a grasshopper prior to swallowing it (from top left, clockwise).
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Saw an Oriental Pied Hornbill perching on a lampost at Braddell Flyover (CTE towards AYE) at around 7:20 am on 2 Apr 2009.
I believed it is an Oriental Pied Hornbill as it is all black with yellowish bill and casque. I took only one good look at the bird as I was on the wheel and on the right lane of the expressway. But it is definitely a Hornbill, no doubt about it.
Wonder whether it is an escapee or production from the wild?
Many OPH have been spotted during the last few years and there are quite a number of breeding pairs on mainland Singapore. It is generally believed that that the original population here originated from escapees.