Hornbills tend to communicate visually or vocally. However, for those that are forest inhabitants, communication among conspecifics and sympatrics seems to be dominated by vocalisations or calls. A number of hornbill species have elaborate calls and displays that precede breeding and these may be important in tightening the bond between members of a new pair …
Hornbills are medium- to large-sized, large-billed, long-tailed birds of tropical forests, savannas, and grasslands, comprising the family Bucerotidae. The 62 species of hornbills are distributed widely through the tropical regions of Africa and Asia. Most hornbills live in forests, and nest in holes in trees, while the species of open habitats nest in cavities in hollow trees or in holes in cliffs. Not …
