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When laying eggs, the female hornbill locks herself in a tree cavity, which the couple fills with mud, leaving only a small slit to the outside. Prisoner until the autonomy of the young, it will remain there for three months, the male resupplying it through the slit of the cavity.

Habitat

Forests, savannas, mangroves

Feed

Fruits, insects, small mammals, chicks, eggs

Classification

Class

Birds

Scientific Name

Bycanistes bucinator

Legal Status

IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2018)

Trumpeter hornbill

Some Figures

Weight

Female: 450 to 670g / Male: 610 to 940 g

Incubation

28 days
2 to 4 eggs

Head Height

Length: 55 cm / Wingspan: 61 cm

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