Image 1: Hornbills’ typical habitat. Hornbills are fascinating birds. Their large beaks and casques make these birds easy to recognise. The casque, the hollow structure on top of their beak, […]
Male Oriental Pied Hornbill. Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris convexus) are becoming more visible in the city and I hope this is not due to habitat loss elsewhere. Female Oriental […]
I was watching Banded Bay Cuckoos and recording their calls when I heard two Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris convexus) calling out. I spotted a male calling out loudly with […]
Saw two Bushy-crested Hornbills (Anorrhinus galeritus) fly by. Both were female. Amar-Singh HSS (Dato’ Dr) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Location: Taiping, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: 500-600 meter ASL, primary jungle […]
Tockus erythrorhynchus This hornbill is also known as African red-billed hornbill or Northern red-billed hornbill. It is endemic to Africa and populate sub-saharan areas. This subspecies is found in Ethiopia, […]
![OPH-banana pt [yc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/OPH-banana-pt-yc-q8df4ech3ppo21qdvorn17katvwm1lczo2sbwif90w.jpg "OPH-banana pt [yc]")
At around 8.30 am on 13th September 2019, a family of four Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) yet again visited our patch of banana plants in search of the Whiskered […]
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The number of Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) in Singapore was once confined mainly to the offshore island of Pulau Ubin. As the island’s population increased, a few birds moved […]
“Being young is always vulnerable, even if you’re born into a raptors family”, wrote Linda Teh. When our Pasir Ris Spotted-wood Owlet (Strix seloputo) fell to the ground, 6 Oriental […]
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On the evening of the 8th June 2019, a family of Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) flew into my garden and one landed among the leaves of my banana plant […]
The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), as seen in the video below, is scratching its head. Note that the left leg arises from the above of its left wing. This […]
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