06/03/2019
Presenting you The Great Hornbill. Great Hornbills are the largest hornbills in India (112-150 cm), males: 2.6 to 3.9 kg; females: 2.16 - 3.35 kg. It has a white tail with a horizontal black band, white neck and wing bars, wing edges are white-tipped. Eye colour: males: red, with black skin; females: white eyes with red skin around the eyes. The yellow beak is topped by a casque. The male has a flat casque forked in front and edged with black; the female's casque is smaller with no black. The white plumage on the head, neck, wing coverts and tail base are often stained yellow with oil from the preen gland. It flies with heavy wing beats, a few flaps and a long glide. The call is a loud reverberating kok-kok, often by a pair together, which can be heard up to a kilometer away. They also make other guttural sounds.
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