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Oriental Pied Hornbill
Hornbills are large birds and there are only 54 species of them worldwide. There has been no record of the breeding of this hornbill species in Singapore since at least 1855, although birds have occasionally been spotted in Singapore up until the 1920s.
Therefore, it was indeed surprising to find the Oriental Pied Hornbill breeding in Pulau Ubin in 1997, as they require large trees for their nest holes. The hornbill population has grown since they started breeding naturally in Pulau Ubin and NParks currently monitors around 45 to 50 hornbills around Pulau Ubin and the Changi area.
Find out what else Singapore is doing to promote species conversation and enhance biodiversity. Check out the Sustainable Development Blueprint at www.sustainablesingapore.gov.sg.
Oriental Pied Hornbill
Hornbills are large birds and there are only 54 species of them worldwide. There has been no record of the breeding of this hornbill species in Singapore since at least 1855, although birds have occasionally been spotted in Singapore up until the 1920s.
Therefore, it was indeed surprising to find the Oriental Pied Hornbill breeding in Pulau Ubin in 1997, as they require large trees for their nest holes. The hornbill population has grown since they started breeding naturally in Pulau Ubin and NParks currently monitors around 45 to 50 hornbills around Pulau Ubin and the Changi area.
Find out what else Singapore is doing to promote species conversation and enhance biodiversity. Check out the Sustainable Development Blueprint at www.sustainablesingapore.gov.sg.