White-crowned Hornbill

if u were a human what type of bird would u be? 🤔

That would depend on the type of human

but either Calidris pugnax or Berenicornis comatus

White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus), photographed at St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Another spectacular Asian species! #hornbills https://www.instagram.com/p/Ced2lGLrGpY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus)

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White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus)

© Julie Edgley

Berenicornis comatus

By Michael Gwyther-Jones, CC BY 2.0

Etymology: Berenice’s Bird

First Described By: Bonaparte, 1850

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Inopinaves, Telluraves, Afroaves, Coraciimorphae, Cavitaves, Eucavitaves, Picocoraciae, Bucerotiformes, Bucerotidae, Bucerotidae

Status: Extant, Endangered

Time and Place: Within the last 10,000 years, in the Holocene of the Quaternary 

The White-Crowned Hornbill lives on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo 

Physical Description: The White-Crowned Hornbill looks exactly like what you would think: it is a hornbill, with a giant tuft of white feathers on the top of its head! It ranges between 75 and 80 centimeters in body length, with a large grey bill and flat plateau on the top of the bill called the horn. The feathers on the head are primarily white in the males and black on the females, but both have white crowns on the top of the head. Bare blue patches surround their eyes. The females then continue to be black all over except for the tail, which is long and white. The males have white underbellies and grey legs, but black backs and wings like the females. Juveniles are all black and more dull than the adults.

Diet: White-Crowned Hornbills feeds primarily on other animals such as insects, snakes, lizards, and small birds, though it will also eat a variety of fruits like drupes and figs. 

By Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0

Behavior: These hornbills will forage among the tangled growth of their evergreen forest homes, usually close to the ground or in lower levels of the trees; they spend a lot of time digging in the bark and in debris for animals. They will stay in one place their whole lives and are quite territorial; they tend to make owl-like hooting calls back and forth to warn away other hornbills from their territory. They tend to lay eggs regardless of season, with nests known throughout the year; groups of three to eight birds will work together to create cooperative nests for one dominant female. Two eggs are laid, but one chick is raised by this small family. The female will seal herself in the nest hole, blocking herself with droppings and mud, and the family will bring food until the chicks are able to fly, when the female breaks the wall.

Ecosystem: White-Crowned Hornbills live primarily lowland evergreen rainforests, though it can be found in adjacent human-made plantations.

Other: These birds are endangered primarily due to very few individuals being found in certain areas - it seems to be vulnerable to habitat destruction and hasn’t been counted very well to allow for conservation efforts to be effective in the past. They are rarely observed and easily overlooked in their ranges.

~ By Meig Dickson

Sources under the Cut 

"Arkive.org". Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2012-10-09.

Clements, J. F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th Edition. Cornell University Press. Downloadable from Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Kemp, A.C. & Boesman, P. (2019). White-crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

what are your favorite birds? 😌

ANON AND @viir-tanadhal ARE THE REAL MVPS THANK YOU ILU 

Okay so I’ll start with the harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) because it’s the latest one I’ve been thinking about a lot. And also because it’s the coolest looking bird ever. Fun fact 1: they have the largest talons of any living eagle and can lift prey up to equal their own body weight (which by the way is 6-9 kg in females and 4-6 kg in males). 

Fun fact 2: they manage to look cute, goofy, majestic, and terrifying at the same time and that’s the energy I can only aspire to.

THEN I love the entire hornbill family because they’re just such good birds?? funky little dinosaurs?? Some honorable mentions include:

The helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil), which is unfortunatally critically endangered :( Fun fact: its call is a series of loud, intermittent barbet-like hoots, sometimes double-toned and over two dozen in number, which gradually accelerates to culminate in a cackle reminiscent of laughter.

A WHOLE ASS DINOSAUR. I LOVE THEM.

The white-crowned hornbill (Berenicornis comatus), also endangered due to habitat destruction. Fun fact (and this is common among hornbills in general): the female lays two white eggs in a tree hole, then seals herself in by blocking the entrance to the nest with droppings, debris and mud. The male, and other adults and young forming a cooperative group, feed the breeding female and the chicks through a narrow hole. The female breaks the "wall" and leaves the nest when the chicks are able to fly. They’re also very fancy. 

The trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator), for whom I would die. Fun fact: when they are kept and fed in captivity, they are tame, loving birds that can be taught a variety of tricks and enjoy companionship with their owner. They are very intelligent and have a life expectancy of up to 20 years.

Also would die for the black-and-white-casqued hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus):

The rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), AN ALL TIME FAVE. Imagine Jurassic Park but it’s just these dude:

Also look at this pair pressing forehead together. You might call this,,,,,,,,, the beak of romance. 

I’LL STOP HERE BECAUSE THIS LIST IS LONG ALREADY. But basically birds are cool as fuck but none of them are as cool as the hornbills.

Oh no, actually one more!!!! The McFreakin shoebill (Balaeniceps rex). The latin name basically translates to “whale-head king” or something like that. Absolute legend. They’re sometimes refered to as B. Rex, which! fun fact! B-rex is also a speciment of Tyrannosaurus. Idk what significance this has but it’s A Fact that now you know too. 

OKAY THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. THANK YOU ASKING. I LOVE BIRDS. HAVE A NICE DAY. 

Illustration Photo: Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, White-crowned Hornbill - Berenicornis comatus (credits: Peter Steward / Flickr Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0))

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นกเงือกหัวหงอก

ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ / Scientific name : Berenicornis comatus

ลำดับ / Order : Bucerotiformes

วงศ์ / Family : นกเงือก Hornbills : Bucerotidae

ในบรรดานกเงือกที่ผสมพันธุ์ในปักษ์ใต้ มี 3 ชนิดที่พบเห็นยากมาก ๆ ได้แก่ นกเงือกดำ นกเงือกหัวหงอก และนกเงือกปากย่น ชนิดหลังพบเห็นที่ป่าฮาลาบาลาเท่านั้น ส่วนนกเงือกหัวหงอกและนกเงือกดำ พบเห็นได้ในพื้นที่ปักษ์ใต้กว้างขวางกว่า กระนั้นก็ใช่ว่าจะได้เห็นง่ายๆ คนเขียนเคยไปดูนกที่ป่าบาลา จ.นราธิวาส ก็พบนกเงือกที่กล่าวมาทุกชนิด ยกเว้นนกเงือกดำและนกเงือกหัวหงอก

ลักษณะและอุปนิสัย

นกเงือกหัวหงอก ตัวเต็มวัยมีขนที่มีหัวสีขาวฟูคล้ายหงอน เวลาบินจะเห็นหางสีขาวชัดเจน ขนหางมีความสั้นยาวไล่จากด้านนอกเข้าหาเส้นกลางซึ่งยาวที่สุด ขนปีdสีดำมีปลายปีสีขาว ปากและโหนกขนาดเล็กมีสีดำ ตัวผู้มีคอและท้องสีขาว ตัวเมียมีขนส่วนนี้สีดำ ตัววัยรุ่นมีขนตามตัวขาวประดำ โคนหางดำปลายหางขาว ขนปลายปีกขาว นกเงือกหัวหงอกจะอยู่รวมกันเป็นฝูงเล็ก 4-7 ตัว บางครั้งมากถึง 20 ตัวเป็นนกขนาดใหญ่ (90 ซม.) ตัวเต็มวัยหัวมีหงอนขนสีขาว ปากสีดำ โหนกแข็งมีขนาดเล็ก ลำตัวสีดำ หางยาวสีขาว ขณะกางปีกหรือบินจะเห็นขอบปลายปีกมีแถบสีขาว ตัวผู้บริเวณใบหน้า คอ และลำตัวด้านล่างมีสีขาว ตัวเมียบริเวณคอและลำตัวด้านล่างมีสีดำ ตัวไม่เต็มวัยลักษณะคล้ายตัวเมียแต่ลำตัวด้านล่างมีสีน้ำตาล หางสีดำ ปลายปีกมีแถบกว้างสีขาว ปลายขนคลุมขนปีกสีขาว เสียงร้อง อุ๊…อุ๋ ชอบอยู่ในป่าต่ำจนถึงป่าดงดิบ ส่วนใหญ่จะพบที่ระดับความสูง 120-820 เมตรจากระดับน้ำทะเล หากินบริเวณใต้เรือนยอดของต้นไม้ หรือที่ระดับผิวดินเล็กน้อย เป็นนกที่บินเงียบมาก

อาหาร

นกเงือกหัวหงอก ชอบกินทั้งผลไม้เช่น ไทร ตาเสือ ฯลฯ และสัตว์ เช่น กิ้งก่า แมลงต่าง ๆ ชอบกินอารหารจำพวกสัตว์มากเมื่อเทียบกับนกเงือกชนิดอื่น

การทำรังและเลี้ยงลูก

นกเงือกหัวหงอก จะเริ่มปิดโพรงราวเดือนพฤษภาคม ลูกนกออกราวเดือนกันยายน ทำรังในต้นตะเคียน หว้าหิน พฤติกรราการเลี้ยงลูกเป็นแบบ มีผู้ช่วยหรือญาติมาช่วยเลี้ยง ผู้ช่วยมีทั้งตัวผู้และตัวเมีย

ถิ่นอาศัย, อาหาร พบในทวีปเอเชียแถบสุมาตรา บอร์เนียว มาเลเซีย เวียดนาม เทือกเขาตะนาวศรี สำหรับในประเทศไทยพบเฉพาะทางภาคใต้ และบางแห่งของภาคตะวันตก เช่นอุทยานแห่งชาติแก่งกระจาน

พฤติกรรม, การสืบพันธุ์ ชอบอยู่รวมกันเป็นฝูงเล็ก ๆ ชอบส่งเสียงร้องดังอยู่เสมอ อาศัยตามป่าดงดิบชื้น ตั้งแต่ระดับเชิงเขาจนกระทั่งความสูง 600 เมตรจากระดับน้ำทะเลหรือสูงกว่า

พฤติกรรมการผสมพันธุ์ของนกเงือกหัวหงอก เป็นลักษณะเดียวกับนกเงือกชนิดอื่น โดยตลอดชีวิตจะไม่มีการเปลี่ยนคู่เลย ���ัวเมีย��ะวางไข่ในโพรงไม้ ตัวผู้เป็นฝ่ายหาอาหารมาป้อนแม่นกและลูกนก

สถานภาพปัจจุบัน ปัจจุบันมีแนวโน้มใกล้สูญพันธุ์ จัดเป็นสัตว์ป่าคุ้มครอง ตามพระราชบัญญัติสงวนและคุ้มครองสัตว์ป่า พุทธศักราช 2535

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Here’s a species of hornbill I haven’t featured before. I believe it’s the White-Crowned Hornbill (Berenicornis comatus). It’s very distinctive with its spikes “hairdo” or should I say “featherdo?“ ・・・ This is a #repost from @ronald.lo via @PhotoAroundApp White Crowned Hornbill. #ercsabah #thephotonoob #borneobirds #WhiteCrownedHornbill #Hornbill #Borneo #BirdsOfBorneo

Saw a white-crowned hornbill (Berenicornis comatus) stopping by our field centre😍

Source: https://bit.ly/39vTj0z

Helmeted hornbill, on verge of extinction, finds respite in new zone outside of known range

http://bit.ly/2h0fq6H A conservation area in western Borneo holds an unexpectedly rich population of the helmeted hornbill, a bird driven close to extinction by poaching for its distinctive casqued beak, a field survey has found. A research team from the conservation group Planet Indonesia recorded over 50 visual and audio detections of the hornbill during its yearlong survey in the protected area in northwestern Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo. The discovery indicated a large concentration of the helmeted hornbill (Rhinoplax vigil), said Adam Miller, executive director of the NGO, in a statement. A helmeted hornbill is sighted by the Planet Indonesia research team at a protected site in western Borneo. Photo courtesy of Planet Indonesia. While Borneo in general is known to be a habitat of the species, Miller pointed out that his team’s findings were the first to detect the bird’s presence in the protected region. “When we found the helmeted hornbill … we could not believe it,” Miller wrote in a separate email. “We had not expected this rainforest to be so rich with hornbills.” Stretching across 1,800 square kilometers (695 square miles) of forested area, the remote landscape covers three administrative districts and connects to a national park in Malaysia’s Sarawak state. Other than the helmeted hornbill, Miller said, the region contains seven other hornbill species: the oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), the bushy-crested hornbill (Anorrhinus galeritus), the wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus), the black hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus), the white-crowned hornbill (Berenicornis comatus), the rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) and the…

White-crowned Hornbill - Berenicornis comatus

This striking birds is a White-crowned Hornbill, Berenicornis comatus (Bucerotiformes - Bucerotidae), a Near Threatened species confined to southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. A population has also recently been discovered in Cambodia.

The most noticeable feature of this fantastically bizarre looking bird is its white crown feathers which erect in a spiky crest. The white-crowned hornbill also possesses an ornamental casque on top if its bill, characteristic of many hornbills.

The White-crowned Hornbill is generally uncommon, but possibly overlooked owing to its unobtrusive habits (that remains beneath the forest canopy, and so is most often heard), only sighted when flying across gaps in the forest in small groups.

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Photo credit: ©Massimo Greco | Locality: captive, Phuket Zoo, Thailand (2006)

White-crowned Hornbill by kampang on Flickr.

A Pair of White-Crowned Hornbills (Berenicornis comatus) In Borneo. • • • #BorneoWildlife #Hornbills #WhiteCrownedHornbills #Borneo #Kalimantan #Sarawak #Sabah #Rangkong #BerenicornisComatus https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VecjbA5Jw/?igshid=1456xt07cm5y9

A Pair of White-Crowned Hornbills (Berenicornis comatus) In Borneo. • • • #BorneoWildlife #Hornbills #WhiteCrownedHornbills #Borneo #Kalimantan #Sarawak #Sabah #Rangkong #BerenicornisComatus https://www.instagram.com/p/BtpbIHNgkoi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qjthpnncy2wo