Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

The Trumpeter Hornbill, "Bycanistes bucinator", is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between 58 and 65 cm, characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin.
Male Trumpeter Hornbill with food delivery These are fascinating birds. The male and female actually barricade the female into a nest cavity with mud. The female stays in the cavity with the eggs and the male brings her food. She stays in the cavity for the entire nesting process, over 90 days, until the young fledge. Bycanistes bucinator,Geotagged,South Africa,Trumpeter Hornbill

Appearance

Body mass is reported between 0.45 and 1 kg. They are similar to Silvery-cheeked Hornbill. Distinguishing features include an all-black back, white belly and white underwing coverts, and red facial skin.
Trumpeter Hornbill In Dutch: Trompet Neushoornvogel Bycanistes bucinator,Geotagged,Mondo Verde,The Netherlands,Trumpeter Hornbill

Distribution

The Trumpeter Hornbill is a gregarious bird, usually living in groups of 2 to 5 individuals, although sometimes as many as 50. This hornbill is a locally common resident of the tropical evergreen forests of Burundi, Mozambique, Botswana, Congo, Kenya, the Caprivi strip of Namibia and eastern South Africa, where it feeds on fruits and large insects. Like other hornbills, the females incubate 4 to 5 white eggs, while sealed in the nest compartment.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyBucerotidae
GenusBycanistes
SpeciesB. bucinator
Photographed in
Netherlands
South Africa