Black hornbill
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Anthracoceros malayanus

The black hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus ) is a species of bird of the hornbill family Bucerotidae. It lives in Asia in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand.

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The Black-casqued Hornbill has a selectiveness towards the environment and resources when it comes to reproduction. This organism will only start breeding and nesting when there is a large supply of fruits available, and in trees of larger size. When there are limited resources available, and may curtail nesting for years when there is a low availability of fruits(4). It is the major seed disperser for Durio graveolens, a species of durian. The connection is strong enough to reflect in some of the common names for the fruit: The Kenyah and Dayak peoples call it durian anggang (lit. 'hornbill durian'), and in Malay it is called durian burong /durian burung (lit. 'durian bird'),

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Appearance

The male has a yellowish bill while the female has a dark grey bill.

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References

1. Black hornbill Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hornbill
2. Black hornbill on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22682441/132372259
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/423570

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