Another edition of the annual 10-day Hornbill Festival, which begins on December 1, coinciding with Nagaland’s State Day, is done and dusted for 2025. Apparently this year decibels of the hype and hoo ...

Hornbills are as peculiar, as they are magnificent. Their calls especially, can sound rather strange to the uninitiated—some grunt, some growl, and some cackle maniacally. These queer birds, with ...

A new study of the endemic and rare Visayan tarictic hornbill (Penelopides panini) on Negros Island in the Philippines shows that the population of the endangered bird may be double the previous ...

Hornbills are among the most charismatic birds of the Indian subcontinent. forest architects, seed dispersers, cultural icons, and unmistakable silhouettes gliding over forest canopies. India is home ...

One of India’s premier hornbill destinations, Pakke is home to four hornbill species, including the endangered Rufous-necked Hornbill. The highlight here is the Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme, a ...

The mist hung heavy on the Kinabatangan River on the July morning I looked for helmeted hornbills, one of the most elusive and endangered birds in the world. Everything was wet from days of afternoon ...

An estimated 37-year-old rhinoceros hornbill — thought to be the oldest-known female of her species in human care — has died at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Beloved Bellatrix had a "sassy spirit ...

A bird species with a vast distribution range can be like someone who owns land the size of a country. They inhabit the paradoxical situation of owning all of it, and yet not “owning” much of it. They ...