Oriental Pied Hornbill

The Oriental pied hornbill is a large canopy-dwelling bird of the hornbill family, a medium-sized frugivore 55–60 cm long, with a bill of 19 cm in males and 16 cm in females. The head, neck, back, wings and upper breast are black with a slight green sheen, and the tail is black with white tips on all feathers except the central pair. The sexes are similar, and juveniles resemble the adults but have an undeveloped casque and a smaller bill (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has the largest distribution in its genus, occurring in the Indian subcontinent and throughout Southeast Asia. Its calls are described as crow-like, braying, or harsh crackles and screeches. Its diet is mainly wild fruit such as figs, berries, palm fruit, papaya and the fruits of lianas, and also insects, shellfish, small reptiles and small mammals and birds, including eggs, and it differs slightly between the breeding and non-breeding seasons.