Great Hornbill

Great Hornbill

The great hornbill is a canopy-using bird of South and Southeast Asian forests. Its large bill helps handle fruit, while its casque is a distinctive structure on the upper bill. Nesting depends on substantial tree cavities: the female seals most of the entrance and receives food from the male. Fruit feeding can disperse seeds through the forest. Its family belongs to a different scientific group from true songbirds.