Hornbills
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Brown Hornbills: Seven Sisters of the High Canopy
The many joys of watching a brown hornbill hunting party feeding a breeding female ensconced in her nest cavity in Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam
Photo Story
Narcondam Hornbill: Tale of a Rescue
Memories of a chance encounter with the endemic Narcondam hornbill in a dense forest of an isolated tropical island in the southern Bay of Bengal
Wild Vault
Malabar Pied Hornbill: From Forest to Fragments
An important seed disperser in deciduous forests, the Malabar pied hornbill has had to adapt and contend with the reality of dwindling natural habitats
Photo Story
Brown Hornbill: Facts, Diet, Threats
All you need to know about this medium-sized brown hornbill with a white-tipped tail
Infographic
Malabar Grey Hornbill’s Population on the Decline in Western Ghats
Conservationists say a drop in numbers could have an irreversible impact on the forest ecosystem in the long term, as the species plays an important role in the growth and survival of a forest.
Conservation
Indian Grey Hornbill: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about this small greyish-silver hornbill
Infographic
A Dust Spa: Malabar Pied Hornbills and their Winter Bath
Malabar pied hornbills, like all birds, must keep their feathers in pristine condition. After all, their survival depends on it. Watch them wriggle and roll in the dust for a perfect clean-up.
Video
Malabar Grey Hornbill: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about the smallest of oriental hornbills
Infographic
Malabar Pied Hornbill: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about this forest farmer
Infographic
Stay Home like a Hornbill
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Indian Grey Hornbill: Unsung Hero of Urban Forests
The most widely distributed of hornbill species in India, this fruit loving bird can often be spotted in the middle of a city
Species
Narcondam Hornbill: Facts, Habitat, and Call
All you need to know about these enigmatic seed dispersers
Infographic
Narcondam Hornbills: Gardeners of their Island Eden
These enigmatic seed dispersers have inadvertently modified their island home over the years to suit their needs
Species
A Rare View: Dhritiman Mukherjee Photographs the Narcondam Hornbill
In 2013, Dhritiman Mukherjee traveled to the remote island of Narcondam in Andamans and Nicobar, to photograph a bird found nowhere else in the world — the canopy-dwelling Narcondam hornbill. Watch what it is like to photograph from atop a 40-foot tall tree
Video
Narcondam Hornbills: Birds in Exile
There are just about 1,000 Narcondam hornbills on the planet — and they all live on a tiny island, less than seven square kilometres in size
Photo Story
Wildlife Puzzle: The Hornbill and its One Great Love
Put together this jigsaw to see a courting pair of great hornbills
Interactive
Malabar Pied Hornbill: In Tuxedos for the Fruit Party
Usually in groups of ten these hornbills are sometimes seen in flocks of 100 or more in slightly open forests with plenty of fruit trees
Species
Lessons in Citizen Science and Community Stewardship in Latpanchar
Creating a safe haven for the rufous-necked hornbill and its habitat has brought socio-economic rewards to this little hamlet in West Bengal
Conservation
The Great Hornbill Uploads a New Display Photo
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Home Alone: Nesting Curiosities of the Great Hornbill
For three months every year, female great hornbills stay sealed in a hole, with only a crack to receive food from their mate
Photo Story
Hornbills of India: Encounters to Remember
India has nine enigmatic species of hornbills, spotting even a couple in their dense forest habitats is a memory to behold
Species
Malabar Grey Hornbills: Gardeners of the Rainforest
The Malabar grey hornbill is endemic to and emblematic of the rainforests of the Western Ghats, which often resonate with their calls and cackles
Species
Restoring the Rainforest around Pakke, One Tree at a Time
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
Conservation
A Lesson in Love: The Great Hornbill Charms a Mate
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
Video
Great Hornbill: Facts, Threats, Habitat
Everything you need to know about these feathered farmers of the forest
Infographic
Flight of the Magnificent Hornbills
Two decades of research on hornbills and working with local communities to protect these gorgeous birds and their habitat
Conservation
Time for a Role Reversal
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour