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Great Hornbill male feeding chick at nest hole
5 Jun 2022

Great Hornbill male feeding chick at nest hole

by BESG | posted in: bird, Great hornbill | 0

Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) male feeding female and chick in Budo Mountain, Southern Thailand. Video recorded with the help of villagers working with Thailand Hornbill Project in May 2018. The villagers living around the Budo Mountain are recruited to help … Continued

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Great Hornbill feeding chick inside the nest
30 May 2018

Great Hornbill feeding chick inside the nest

by BESG | posted in: Feeding chicks, Hornbills | 0

“This female Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) was observed on 2nd May 2018 at Khao Yai National Park (KYNP) feeding the chick at a nest in a tree by Bee Choo Strange and Dr. Pilai Poonswad with two other trainees during … Continued

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Great Hornbills of Batang Kali-Genting Highlands, Malaysia
15 May 2016

Great Hornbills of Batang Kali-Genting Highlands, Malaysia

by BESG | posted in: Hornbills | 0

The Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) is a large, black and white bird with a distinct black band across the white tail. The white plumage is often stained yellow due to preen oil. The pair (top) was flying around the forest … Continued

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Great Hornbill feeding on Black Durian fruit
16 Apr 2016

Great Hornbill feeding on Black Durian fruit

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Hornbills | 2

Tang Tsair Ching photgraphed a Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) eating a fruit of the wild durian (Coelostegia borneensis), possibly the first ever record. This was at the Hutan Lipur Bukit Pelindung (forest reserve) in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. The unripe fruits … Continued

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Hornbill study at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (9-16 December 2014)
6 Mar 2015

Hornbill study at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (9-16 December 2014)

by BESG | posted in: Conservation, Hornbills | 8

“I went to Khao Yai National Park (above) with Uncle Ghalib (Narong Jirawatkavi) (below: Mark left, Ghalib right) and stayed with Uncle Aod (Phitaya Chuailua). Day 1 – “When I arrived at Uncle Aod’s house in Patchong near Khao Yai … Continued

Great Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill
Feeding strategies: 1. Birds feeding on Figs (Ficus spp.)
27 Dec 2012

Feeding strategies: 1. Birds feeding on Figs (Ficus spp.)

by BESG | posted in: Feeding strategy, Feeding-plants | 1

Figs (Ficus spp.) are a large group of plants represented by climbers, shrubs, and trees. A number of these trees start life on a branch of a tree to eventually strangle the host by their aggressive aerial roots. Fig plants … Continued

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