Meenakshi Mallik
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
This photograph has been taken at Manas National Park. Please take a look at a short film compiled on Manas National Park and share your views. Here is the link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVa4RcpykKw&t=26s
Great Hornbills are found in three separate areas in South Asia; in the Western Ghats, the Himalayan foothills in Uttaranchal to south Nepal and Bhutan, and north-east India. They also occur in Myanmar, islands in the Mergui archipelago, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Indian Protected Areas where they are seen commonly are the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and Dandeli National Park (Western Ghats), Corbett Tiger Reserve (north India) and Kaziranga, Pakke, Namdapha and Manas (north-east India).
Great Hornbills are mainly fruit-eaters, but they also eat insects, small birds, lizards, snakes, small mammals such as rats and flying squirrels. Ripe fruits form over 90% of their diet. Fig fruits form a major part of their diet.
Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
This photograph has been taken at Manas National Park. Please take a look at a short film compiled on Manas National Park and share your views. Here is the link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVa4RcpykKw&t=26s
Great Hornbills are found in three separate areas in South Asia; in the Western Ghats, the Himalayan foothills in Uttaranchal to south Nepal and Bhutan, and north-east India. They also occur in Myanmar, islands in the Mergui archipelago, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Indian Protected Areas where they are seen commonly are the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and Dandeli National Park (Western Ghats), Corbett Tiger Reserve (north India) and Kaziranga, Pakke, Namdapha and Manas (north-east India).
Great Hornbills are mainly fruit-eaters, but they also eat insects, small birds, lizards, snakes, small mammals such as rats and flying squirrels. Ripe fruits form over 90% of their diet. Fig fruits form a major part of their diet.