Congo Pied Hornbill

分类位置

同属物种

African Grey Hornbill

African Grey Hornbill

Bradfield's Hornbill

Bradfield's Hornbill

Crowned Hornbill

Crowned Hornbill

Hemprich's Hornbill

Hemprich's Hornbill

Pale-billed Hornbill

Pale-billed Hornbill

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

形态与习性

The Congo pied hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus) is a bird of the hornbill family, a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. The Congo pied hornbill is native to the Congo Basin. This is a bird of mainly forest habitats. The female lays up to four white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off during incubation with a cement made of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks.