Hornbill

In South-East and South Asia, as well as on the islands of Indonesia lives hornbill, so named for the unusual shape of its large beak. The size of these birds is 30 cm for the smallest representative, up to 1,2 m. Differences in weight is ranging from 60 g to 6 kg respectively. Despite this range hornbills are mainly large birds.

In South-East and South Asia, as well as on the islands of Indonesia lives hornbill, so named for the unusual shape of its large beak

Flight of the representatives of this family are rarely long distance, although despite this they are able to fly quite a long distance. During the flight hornbill creates with its wings strong characteristic noise, like the sound of an approaching train. The reason for this is the air space between the flight feathers, which in its had not closed small feathers, like in other birds.

Hornbill is rather clamorous. Its time to time you can hear the birds in flight, or when they are disturbed. If hornbill injured or trapped, it publishes an horrific screeching.

Not able to make own cavities in trees, hornbills are looking for a suitably sized hollows. The presence of breeding sites is one of the limiting factors in population size.

Hornbills are omnivorous in their diets. The food consists of insects, small vertebrates, lizards, shellfish, all kinds of berries, fruits, roots of certain plants and grains.

But hornbill is interesting, first of all their lives. The female usually lays eggs in a hollow tree. Once she gets on them, the male glosses with the clay the entrance to the hollow, leaving only a very small hole, through which his female could put its beak. When the male approaches the nest, the female opens its beak, and the male gives her food. During such detention female molts and destroys almost all feathers simultaneously. But the male preserves the ability to fly. After the chicks will be output, male have to be fed the chicks until they get stronger. Then the male destroys the wall. Some species of hornbill have two masonry in year.

In the rainforest a lot of snakes and wild animals that can attack the female and nest. That is why the hornbill is worried about the security of its future children.

Mankind hornbill known for a very long time and is found in a variety of ancient traditions and myths. Already in ancient Rome, these birds have been known. Their distinctive long beaks are often used as ceremonial head decorations.

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