File:Giant Hornbill Buceros bicornis Valparai Tamil Nadu India.jpg
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DescriptionGiant Hornbill Buceros bicornis Valparai Tamil Nadu India.jpg |
The Great Hornbill is a large bird, 95–130 cm (37–51 in) long, with a 152 cm (60 in) wingspan and a weight of 2.15–4 kg (4.7-8.8 lbs). It is the heaviest, but not the longest, Asian hornbill. The most prominent feature of the hornbill is the bright yellow and black casque on top of its massive bill. The casque appears U-shaped when viewed from the front and the top is concave with two ridges along the sides that form points in the front, a reference to which is made in the Latin species epithet bicornis. The casque is hollow and serves no known purpose although they are believed to be the result of sexual selection. Male hornbills have been known to indulge in aerial casque butting, with birds striking each other in flight. Females are smaller than males and have bluish-white instead of red eyes although the orbital skin is pinkish. Like other hornbills, they have prominent "eyelashes". The back of the casque is reddish in females while the underside of the front and back of the casque is black in males. The male spreads the preen gland secretion which is yellow onto the primaries and bill to give them the bright yellow colour.The commissure of the beak is black and has a serrated and worn edge with age. The wing beats are heavy and the sound produced by birds in flight can be heard from a distance. The sound produced has been likened to the puffing of a steam locomotive starting up. The flight involves stiff flaps followed by glides with the fingers splayed and upcurled. They are sometimes known to fly at great height over forests. |
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Author | Bikash Das | ||
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Image title | The Delicate Balance of Nature in the Sahyadris |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
Camera model | NIKON D80 |
Author | Bikash R Das |
Copyright holder | Bikash R Das |
Exposure time | 1/125 sec (0.008) |
F-number | f/7.1 |
ISO speed rating | 320 |
Date and time of data generation | 09:08, 7 April 2013 |
Lens focal length | 340 mm |
User comments | n D80 - with Nikkor 70-200 , 2.8g VR with TC 1.7x |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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File change date and time | 10:30, 9 April 2013 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 09:08, 7 April 2013 |
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Maximum land aperture | 4.5 APEX (f/4.76) |
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Focal length in 35 mm film | 510 mm |
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