Silver duck
Spatula clypeata
Trumpeter hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
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
Conservation status
IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2018)
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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