Description
English: A male on flight, Western Ghats, India
Date 3 March 2013, 08:39:16
Author Navaneeth Kishor
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Indian_Hornbill_Buceros_bicornis.jpg

The great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) also known as the great Indian hornbill or great pied hornbill, is one of the larger members of the hornbill family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Its impressive size and colour have made it important in many tribal cultures and rituals. The great hornbill is long-lived, living for nearly 50 years in captivity. It is predominantly frugivorous, but is an opportunist and will prey on small mammals, reptiles and birds.
Order: Bucerotiformes
Family: Bucerotidae
Subfamily: Bucerotinae
Genus: Buceros
Species: Buceros bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms:
Buceros homrai
Dichoceros bicornis
Buceros cavatus
Homraius bicornis