Great hornbill

Scientific Name

Buceros bicornis

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

35-40 years

Population

13,000-26,000

Weight

3 kg

Range

Western Ghats, Himalayan foothills, Northeast

Habitat Type

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Threats

Hunting, logging, habitat loss

Did You Know

Great hornbills disperse the seeds of over 40 species of trees and are called 'farmers of the forest'.

IUCN Status

Endangered (EN)

Lifespan

35-40 years

Population

13,000-26,000

Weight

3 kg

Range

Western Ghats, Himalayan foothills, Northeast

Habitat Type

Tropical Evergreen Forests

Threats

Hunting, logging, habitat loss

Did You Know

Great hornbills disperse the seeds of over 40 species of trees and are called 'farmers of the forest'.

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Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember Learn More chevron_right
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Wildlife Puzzle: The Hornbill and its One Great Love
Interactive
Wildlife Puzzle: The Hornbill and its One Great Love
Sustain Team
Put together this jigsaw to see a courting pair of great hornbills
By
Sustain Team
Interactive
The Great Hornbill Uploads a New Display Photo
Green Humour
The Great Hornbill Uploads a New Display Photo
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour
Home Alone: Nesting Curiosities of the Great Hornbill
Photo Story
Home Alone: Nesting Curiosities of the Great Hornbill
Sustain Team
For three months every year, female great hornbills stay sealed in a hole, with only a crack to receive food from their mate
By
Sustain Team
Photo Story
Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember
Species
Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember
Supriya Sehgal
India has nine enigmatic species of hornbills, spotting even a couple in their dense forest habitats is a memory to behold
By
Supriya Sehgal
Species
Restoring the Rainforest around Pakke, One Tree at a Time
Conservation
Restoring the Rainforest around Pakke, One Tree at a Time
Kalyani Candade
A drive to revive degraded patches of hornbill habitat around Pakke Tiger Reserve aims to give hornbills more nesting trees and food plants, that benefit other species too
By
Kalyani Candade
Conservation
A Lesson in Love: The Great Hornbill Charms a Mate
Video
A Lesson in Love: The Great Hornbill Charms a Mate
Sustain Team
Wooing a female hornbill can take days, even weeks. After all, it's a big decision. Great hornbills are monogamous and even mate for life
By
Sustain Team
Video
Great Hornbill: Facts, Threats, Habitat
Infographic
Great Hornbill: Facts, Threats, Habitat
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Everything you need to know about these feathered farmers of the forest
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Flight of the Magnificent Hornbills
Conservation
Flight of the Magnificent Hornbills
Aparajita Datta
Two decades of research on hornbills and working with local communities to protect these gorgeous birds and their habitat
By
Aparajita Datta
Conservation
Time for a Role Reversal
Green Humour
Time for a Role Reversal
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour