Bushy-crested Hornbill
Anorrhinus galeritus
The bushy-crested hornbill is a bird in the hornbill family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
The bushy-crested hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus) is a bird in the hornbill family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It lives in groups.
Females have a unique nesting behavior in which they stay alone in a mud-covered tree hole during incubation and are fed by other hornbills from outside the nest.
Diet
The bushy-crested hornbill mainly eats fruit: several different species of figs, Indian Mast Tree (Polyalthia lateriflora), Oncosperma horridum, Canarium megalanthum, Canthiumera glabra, Zuccarinia macrophylla, Myristica sp., Horsfieldia sp., champak (Magnolia champaca), Dysoxylum sp., Fibraurea tinctoria, Endocomia macrocoma, and Alseodaphne falcata.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Bucerotiformes
- Family
- Bucerotidae
- Genus
- Anorrhinus
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill) endangered?
- The IUCN Red List places Anorrhinus galeritus, commonly known as the Bushy-crested Hornbill, in the «Near threatened» category. «Near threatened» means it is not threatened yet, but is close to becoming so.
- What family does Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill) belong to?
- Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill) belongs to the family Bucerotidae, in the order Bucerotiformes.
- What colour is Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill)?
- The plumage of Anorrhinus galeritus (Bushy-crested Hornbill) combines these colours: Black and Yellow.
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