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	Great Hornbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Great Indian Hornbills live in the forests of India, Indonesia, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula.
		Indian hornbills form monogamous pair bonds and live out their lives in groups of 2-40 individuals.
		In captivity a few have been “tamed” and hornbill behavior is described as “high-strung”, however, there are several examples of extremely tame hornbills.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Hornbill (447 words)

	Hornbill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hornbills (Family Bucerotidae) are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible.
		During incubation, the female (of all species except the two ground hornbills) is locked within the nest cavity by a wall made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp.
		Hornbills are omnivorous birds, eating fruit, insects and small animals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hornbill (378 words)

	Sanctuary Asia - Features
		This move could be a great leap forward for the conservation of hornbills, which are especially vulnerable in northeast India due to the traditional value attached to their feathers, casques, fat and flesh among many tribal groups.
		The Great Indian Hornbill (state bird of Arunachal) is the most coveted by tribal groups, followed by the Rufous-necked.
		Great Indian Hornbills inhabit the canopy of tall evergreen forests from sea level to 2,000 m.
	www.sanctuaryasia.com /features/detailfeatures.php?id=168 (1251 words)

	HORNBILL - LoveToKnow Article on HORNBILL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Since the time of those excellent ornithologists our knowictlge of the hornbills has been steadily increasing, but up to the third quarter of the IQth century there was a great lack of precise information, and the publication of D. Elliots Monograph of the Bucerotidae, then supplied a great want.
		Hornbills are social birds, keeping in companies, not to say flocks, and living chiefly on fruits and seeds; but the bigger species also capture and devour a large number of snakes, while the smaller are great destroyers of insects.
		This is the fact that hornbills at intervals of time, whethef periodical or irregular is not yet known, cast the epithelial layer of their gizzard, that layer being formed by a secretion derived from the glands of the proventriculus or some other upper part of the alimentary canal.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /H/HO/HORNBILL.htm (904 words)

	About the BNHS
		Hornbill House was built by the Prince of Wales Museum with a grant of Rs.
		Hornbill House is named after the Society's mascot the Great Indian Hornbill, which is the logo of the Society.
		Hornbill House is located at Padma Vibhushan Dr. Sálim Ali Chowk - named after India's most famous ornithologist whose close association with the Bombay Natural History Society extended over 78 years from the time he entered its portals as a curious youngster until his demise in 1987 at the age of 91.
	www.bnhs.org /about.htm (808 words)

	hornbills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The husbandry and breeding of the Yellow-billed Hornbill in Berlin Friedrichsfield Zoo.
		Kemp, A. The ecology, behaviour and systematics of Tockus hornbills.
		Lewis, A. The Trumpter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator in Nairobi.
	www.vrettos.fsnet.co.uk /hornbills.htm (11927 words)

	Hornbills - Bird Information from Hancock Wildlife \| The Research Centre that provides information on Aviculture, ...
		Hornbills live in the tropical evergreen forests of Asia and Southeast Asia, and in the forests and savanna of sub Saharan Africa.
		Hornbills can be kept with similar sized birds, but generally it is far better to give a pair their own aviary.
		Hornbills swallow their food whole, so it is important to provide foods they can pick up and swallow easily—chop fruits and meats into bite sized pieces.
	www.hancockhouse.com /info/hrnbltx1.htm (1251 words)

	Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary,Periyar Sanctuary Kerala,Wildlife Sanctuary in Periyar India
		The Great Indian Hornbill is the king of the skies.
		Hornbills are slow breeders and generally raise only one young at a time.
		The male hornbill is quite a knight, and feeds the pregnant female, and then the young for over 3 months.
	www.indiasite.com /kerala/periyarwildlifesanctuary.html (559 words)

	The Hindu : Now, fibreglass 'beaks'
		The concept of using artificial beaks instead of Hornbill beaks as part of their traditional headgear is catching up among the tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh.
		Hornbills are often killed for their beaks, and as a result there is a serious threat to the already ``critically endangered species''.
		The major threats to Hornbills are degradation of their natural habitat owing to the shifting mode of cultivation practised by the tribal communities, hunting and logging.
	www.hindu.com /2003/12/18/stories/2003121802592400.htm (466 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Today, the great Indian hornbill is among the most endangered species in the region, owing to the loss of its habitat and rampant slaughtering for its meat, beak and feathers, rued an NGO activist.
		However, not all hornbill species are found in any one particular reserve forest or wildlife sanctuary in the region.
		All the species of the bird, except the Oriental pied hornbill, are facing the threat of extinction in the region, conservationists said.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050716/asp/northeast/story_4994271.asp (917 words)

	ANIMAL BYTES - Great Hornbill
		The great hornbill (also commonly known as the concave-casqued hornbill) is a large bird with a very large bill, which bears a sizable, brightly colored, horny growth - the casque.
		Hornbills' first two neck vertebrae have been fused to support their large bill.
		Because hornbills consume a large number of insects and small animals that are seen as pests, its future is important for a healthy ecosystem.
	www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/coraciiformes/great-hornbill.htm (365 words)

	Dublin Zoo - Come into the Zoo - Birds - Great Indian Hornbill
		One of the most impressive things about these hornbills is their enormous beak with the large 'casque' - which is the projection on the top.
		Indian hornbills are mainly fruit eaters but also actively hunt and eat insects, lizards, snakes and even nestling birds.
		Indian hornbills are rare and threatened with extinction.
	www.dublinzoo.ie /come_birds_hornbill.htm (220 words)

	North Side: National Aviary in Pittsburgh
		The hornbill, a large and extremely distinctive Southeast Asian bird, arrived at the Aviary from the Bronx Zoo in 1988.
		Lynn Leindecker, the Aviary's Curator of Birds, held the Hornbill on her lap as the dentists maneuvered the acrylic mandible until they were assured the beak was perfect.
		The Great Indian Hornbill has recovered nicely and is learning to live with his bogus beak.
	www.clpgh.org /exhibit/neighborhoods/northside/nor_n73.html (424 words)

	Zee News - Innovative steps to stop killings of endangered hornbills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But the great Indian hornbill is today facing the threat to its survival in the north-east mainly due to loss of habitats and rampant slaughtering for its meat, beak and feathers, rued an NGO activist.
		The great Indian hornbill or Buceros Bicornis of tropical eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats, is a heavy-billed arboreal bird which was earlier abundant in tropical wet evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests of the North-East.
		However, all the species of hornbill are not found in a single reserve forest or a wildlife sanctuary in the region.
	www.zeenews.com /znnew/articles.asp?aid=225373&sid=ENV&ssid=26 (362 words)

	Birds of Kerala, India
		The implementation of the Athirappally hydro-electric project is likely to sound the death knell of the avifauna in the locality, which includes the Malabar pied hornbill (Paandan vezhambal), one of the endangered birds in the State.
		Though the Malabar pied hornbill and the Great Indian pied hornbill nest here every year, it is found that the local tribals, who are ignorant of the status of the hornbill population, consume its meat for relief from ailments.
		The sighting of the State bird, the Great Indian Hornbill and the Little spider hunter at Vachumaram, the Plain sand martin at Sholayar, a bird rarely seen in the State, and the first sighting of the Little pratincole at Adichilthotti-Pathadippalam were also some among the significant findings.
	www.birdskerala.com /html/news4.htm (428 words)

	Hornbill page
		The Great Indian Buceros bicornis, the maniacal Helmeted B.
		The rainforest hornbills are primarily frugivores, but supplement animal matter (lizards, snakes, etc.) during nesting.
		The breeding biology of hornbills, featuring sealing the female inside the nest cavity during incubation while the male feeds her through a tiny slit, is among the strangest of all birds.
	montereybay.com /creagrus/hornbills.html (1011 words)

	Paryavaran Abstracts
		The great Indian hornbill (Buceros bicornis) and management of old growth forest patches in Periyar Tiger Reserve.
		The Great Indian Hornbill is now an endangered species although in Protected Areas it is fairly common.
		Indian J Environ Prot, 21(9) (2001), 811-815 [5 Ref].
	envfor.nic.in /paryaabs/v19n34/pa-nnrc.htm (881 words)

	MavicaNET - Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
		Hornbills are named because of their very large bills with a casque on top.
		Hornbills bear a resemblance to toucans, but the two are very unrelated, since hornbills are Old World birds of Africa, tropical areas of Asia and Australia, whereas Toucans are New World birds of South America.
		The rhinoceros hornbill or Kenyalang is Sarawak's State Bird, and its image is incorporated into the State crest.
	www.mavicanet.com /lite/ita/22928.html (173 words)

	Fauna
		Besides, hornbills including the Great Indian hornbill, florican, owl, fl drongo and many other birds are also found.
		The Large Pied Hornbill and the Great Indian Hornbill are found in Meghalaya.
		Among the Indian Great Horned Owl, the race found in Meghalaya is bengalensis.
	meghalaya.nic.in /naturalres/fauna.htm (1051 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : The sound of silent action
		He had obtained a suitable design for a crest, which featured the Great Indian Hornbill, which had been always associated with the Society and recommended that this crest be printed in colour on the Society's Journal and on the prospectus of the Society.
		The Society's links with the hornbill goes back to William, the Great Indian Hornbill, which arrived at the Society as a nestling in 1894 and lived in the Society's rooms till 1920.
		An essay on William says: "He made a great fuss of his personal appearance and painted his great casque and beak with bright yellow from his vanity box (the oil gland at the root of the tail) and he finished this daily ritual off with a dash of colour carefully placed on each wing.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/11/17/stories/2004111700681800.htm (878 words)

	Save Sharavathi
		For instance the Great Indian Hornbill, a regular visitor at the viewpoint (on the way from Jog to Gersoppa) has disappeared due to the construction activities around the region.
		The region is home to more than 140 species of birds provides niches to the threatened and endemic Grey headed Bulbul, endangered Great Indian Hornbill, and endemic species as Black necked stork, White Ibis, Blue bearded Bee-eater, Great Black Woodpecker and Slatyheaded Scimitar babbler.
		Nearly 134 species of butterflies, including the Fluffy tit, Monkey Puzzle, Malabar Raven, Redspot Duke, have been documented; 84 species of ants (including the jumping ants, leaf litter specialists) were recorded from the Sharavathi river basin, along with 180 species of beetles.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /energy/sharavathi/shvthi.htm (1123 words)

	Namdapha National Park, National Parks of India, Wildlife Tours, India Tour Packages
		While touring at Namdapha National Park you can see a variety of bird species, among them the most notable are the White winged Wood Ducks, a rare and endangered species, the great Indian Hornbills, Jungle Fowls and Pheasants flop their noisy way through the jungle, and which harbors other colorful bird and animal species.
		Moreover, the park possesses great bio diversity of flora and fauna.
		Here you can find the Great Indian Hornbills, who live on large trees in the wooded environment and evergreen wet rainforests of Arunachal Pradesh.
	www.indiaprofile.com /wildlife/namdaphapark.htm (697 words)

	Printer Friendly Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		THE Great Indian Hornbill, which was once a common sight in Arunachal, has finally been listed as an endangered species.
		Although the Northeast still has the highest number of this species in the country, it is fast disappearing due to various ethnic groups using its beak and feathers for their headgear.
		Zoramthanga, a former rebel, has witnessed the Mizo peace process from close quarters as he was the most trusted deputy of Mizo National Front boss Laldenga.
	www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=5557 (427 words)

	Indian Tour Guide :: Wildlife Sanctuaries in India
		Also look out for the Great Indian Hornbill that swoosh noisily around the fruiting trees in the forest.
		If you are there when the Sterculia tree is in fruit, you will be presented with a feast of birdlife ranging from Mynahs to Grey Hornbills.
		This is the heart of giant squirrel, Nilgiri langur, liontailed macaque and Imperial Pigeon country.
	www.indiantourguide.com /other/periyar2.asp (829 words)

	Great Indian Hornbill Skull
		Great Indian Hornbill Skull - The Indian hornbill, standing nearly 4 feet tall, is the largest hornbill species.
		This species, like most hornbills, has a unique nesting habit.
		The female encloses herself within a hallow tree where she will incubate their eggs and care for the hatchlings.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /great-indian-hornbill-skull.html (112 words)

	Young People's Trust for the Environment
		A sea level rise of just one metre would submerge half of Bangladesh, parts of Texas including Houston would be submerged, and islands like the Seychelles could totally disappear.
		A major campaign has been launched in northeastern India to protect the rare great Indian hornbill which faces extinction, reported the local Pragati newspaper.
		Conservationists are trying to persuade the tribes to use fibreglass copies of the beak and tribal village committees have imposed a fine of 5,000 rupees (approximately £72) for hunting the bird.
	www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/dailygecko_news/archives/19.02.02.html (749 words)

	Visit the Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Indian Hornbill is one of the most impressive birds to be found in the tropical forests of South East Asia.
		I therefore concentrated on using this great feature of the Indian Hornbill, as the main attraction of my painting.
		One of the main attractions of the north east coast of Ireland would be the Carrick-a-rede bridge.Tourists get the chance to cross over to the small island home of an old fishery, a perfect setting for a painting.
	www.wiredup.net /chrisstephens/gallery.htm (250 words)

	India Wildlife Parks: Make My Trip Tours India
		The Park is rich in its wildlife, and elephants, lion-tailed macaques and tigers are the most common residents of this park.
		Perhaps, nowhere else can you also find such a representative collection of peninsular mammals, over a 100 species of butterflies and 400 species of moths and other fauna like the ceylon frog moth, great Indian hornbill, the Nilgiri laughing thrush and the lion-tailed macaque.
		Butterflies, ceylon frog moth, great Indian hornbill, the nilgiri laughing thrush, the giant Malabar squirrel, nilgiri langur, the lion-tailed macaque, elephant, tiger, leopard, wild bear, nilgai, sambar, pit viper and moths are commonly found here.
	us.makemytrip.com /indiabest/india-wildlife-parks.htm (463 words)

	The Great Indian Bustard Yatra
		The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is a rare bird and is protected since India’s independence.
		Studies conducted by the BNHS in the 1980s showed that over half the GIB population in India is in the grasslands of the Thar Desert.
		All these pressures are leading to a great decline in the GIB population and there is an urgent need for conservation steps.
	www.greenteacher.org /exeprience/yatra.htm (1238 words)

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