Listen to the great hornbill
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About the great hornbill
The great hornbill is a bird in the family Bucerotidae (order Bucerotiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”.
What does the great hornbill sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as great hornbill, buceros bicornis, call and sound. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis), also known as the concave-casqued hornbill, great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It occurs in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is predominantly frugivorous, but also preys on small mammals, reptiles, and birds. It has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 2018. It is known to have lived for nearly 50 years in captivity. Due to its large size and colour, and importance in many tribal cultures and rituals, the Government of Kerala declared it as the official Kerala state bird. It is also the state bird of Arunachal Pradesh.
More from the family Bucerotidae
Oriental pied hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris
Malabar grey hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
Malabar pied hornbill
Anthracoceros coronatus
African grey hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Black hornbill
Anthracoceros malayanus
Silvery-cheeked hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Northern red-billed hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Black-casqued hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Black-and-white-casqued hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus
Frequently asked questions
What does a great hornbill sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the great hornbill on this page, including its great hornbill, buceros bicornis and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the great hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the great hornbill as “vulnerable”.
What family does the great hornbill belong to?
The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources & credits
- Great hornbill , Buceros bicornis,call by Shino jacob koottanad – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Great hornbill , Buceros bicornis,sound by Shino jacob koottanad – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q232768 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Great hornbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Shantanu Kuveskar – CC BY-SA 4.0