Great Hornbill Hornbills are large & wide-ranging birds. India has nine hornbill species, of which four are found in the Western Ghats.
Great hornbills are found in the forests of India, Bhutan, Nepal, Mainland Southeast Asia, the Indonesian Island of Sumatra, and the Northeastern region of India.
Great Hornbills, among the largest birds in Asian tropical rainforests, depend on large trees for nesting and a diverse array of patchily distributed fruiting trees. The nesting cycle ranges from seven to eight nests varied between 114 and 130 days. For this purpose,
it needs large trees for both food requirements and protection. Great hornbill
calls are loud and aggressive, especially to send an alarm to the flock when they spot birds of prey. It's a reflex behavior that has been nurtured in great hornbill species owing to their gregarious nature and protective parenting.
