Listen to the black hornbill
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About the black hornbill
The black hornbill is a bird in the family Bucerotidae (order Bucerotiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “vulnerable”.
What does the black 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.
From Wikipedia
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.
The species has a selectiveness towards the environment and resources when it comes to reproduction. It is a lowland specialist. 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).
Related birds in the genus Anthracoceros
More from the family Bucerotidae
Great hornbill
Buceros bicornis
Malabar grey hornbill
Ocyceros griseus
African grey hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
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 black hornbill sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the black hornbill on this page. 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 black hornbill endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the black hornbill as “vulnerable”.
What family does the black hornbill belong to?
The black hornbill (Anthracoceros malayanus) belongs to the family Bucerotidae in the order Bucerotiformes.
Sources & credits
- Anthracoceros malayanus birdsong by Michal Maňas – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q924282 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black hornbill – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Mahbob Yusof – CC BY 2.0