The Congo pied hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus) or African pied hornbill is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerinebirds found in the Old World.[2]
The Congo pied hornbill is a common resident breeder in much of equatorial Africa, from The Gambia to western Uganda and northern Angola. This is a bird of mainly forest habitats. The female lays up to four white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off during incubation with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks.
This is a large bird, 54 centimetres (21 in) in length. It has mainly black plumage, with white belly and tail tip. The long, curved black and yellow bill has a medium-sized casque. The sexes are similar, but the female has a smaller casque. Immature birds are duller, have a smaller bill, and no casque. The flight is undulating.
Behaviouredit
The Congo pied hornbill is omnivorous and eats fruit and insects. It feeds mainly in trees and is attracted to oil palms.
This conspicuous and gregarious bird advertises its presence with its whistling pii-pii-pii-pii- call.
When the chicks and the female are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall. Then both parents feed the chicks.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Lophoceros fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T61612961A95171708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T61612961A95171708.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P, eds. (2023). IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2.
Further readingedit
April 12, 2024
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