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Great Pied Hornbill Alternate name
Buceros bicornis Scientific name 
Bucerotiformes Order
Bucerotidae  Family   
125cm Length
Moist forest up to 2,000 m, in: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia - (Sumatra) Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand, Tibet & Vietnam. Habitat-Altitude-Range
(See notes) 1-2 eggs incubated  for 38-40 days Clutch  
Fruit, seeds, invertebrates, larvae, animals as big as squirrels & birds as big as pigeons and scops owls.. Food   Diet
Habits
949 World Number

Near Threatened

Status
 view photos Photo January 11, 2007 by groovejapan © all rights reserved

Video by  myfreezer © all rights reserved

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Great Hornbill song
(Buceros bicornis)
David Edwards XC26260
?-3-2008, Vietnam

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