Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Summary 4
The trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator) is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between 58 and 65 cm (23 and 26 in), characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin. Body mass is between 0.45 and 1 kg.
Widespread throughout its large range, the trumpeter hornbill is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
They do not rely on swamp forests - but do feed in this habitat when fruit is available. The main fruit is from Ficus trichopoda.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Ian White, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/ian_white/7378451684/
- (c) Francesco Veronesi, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/4464675483/
- (c) David Brossard, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/string_bass_dave/8508523861/
- Adaptado por Ricky Taylor de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bycanistes_bucinator
