A bird with a horn
By ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
India
December 1, 2018 9:16pm CST
That is the hornbill. It gets its name from the projection on its beak.It is a large bird and rather bigger than the rest of the avian species found in the forest area.
Formerly they were hunted for the beak which was used in the headgear by local people.But with conservationists stepping in, the tribes now use a fake hornbill instead.
It is a forest bird.So imagine my friend's surprise when this unusual visitor payed a visit to her school
PS..Photo of the hornbill looking into the classrooms
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme He really seems to be interested to what's going on.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
He is paying attention to the goings on inside the class
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
Yes, I uploaded a picture of the traditional headgear. Thankfully no longer hunted
@sofssu (23662)
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3 Dec 18
@responsiveme sounds like a guy to me.. what do you think. A nerd maybe 
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Dec 18
@sofssu Oh ,I thought the boy bird would be looking at the girls playing in the playground...A reverse type of birdwatching
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Dec 18
How close to the forest is this school? In our state we have birds that go to southern states for the winter months and once it gets closer to spring they migrate back to our state. It's not uncommon for most birds to move around somewhat. Maybe that particular birds was domesticated. Do people there do that type of thing, especially with birds or only certain birds?
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@MarshaMusselman (38657)
• Midland, Michigan
3 Dec 18
@responsiveme Then if the forest is on the hills above the town, then the bird didn't have to go very far to get to this tree and that school.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Dec 18
@MarshaMusselman yes, it must have just flown down
Not like the migratory birds that pass through
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Dec 18
The picture of this hornbill is from the forests on the hills above the town where the school is. Foothills of the Himalayan ranges.
No it is not a domesticated bird .
The people who used to make those head gears are from another part of the mountains towards the east and live in the forest
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
2 Dec 18
that horn-bill is enlarged, am i right? the leaves under it is magnified. i have not yet seen an actual horn-bill. here in my province, this bird is also called ''kalaw''.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
5 Dec 18
@responsiveme check the image below the bird's bill. the leaves are enlarged and in circular form so that means the picture in that area is enhanced. the hornbill is named kalaw here in my province
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
No, the hornbill is as it is. It is a big bird. Their are many varieties
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
2 Dec 18
Wow! I can't imagine seeing something like that in ther wild
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
2 Dec 18
That bird looks quite amusing and he seems to be looking down. I don't think that I have ever seen a hornbill. Thankfully they are no longer hunted. The hornbill must have surprised the children at the school. I love wild birds in the world.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
2 Dec 18
in one of the islands here in Thailand, the hornbill birds still have their habitats so we were able to see the birds.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
It is a forest bird. That pic is from Dehradun
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme Ah nice. Dehradun is a beautiful place.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
It's a commonly seen bird in my neighbouring state..About an hour's drive
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Dec 18
That is amazing what a very big beak.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
There is a projection on top of the beak. That makes it look so big.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 18
@responsiveme That's very good news.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
Yes.
Thankfully the hunters have turned protectors now.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
2 Dec 18
Yes isn't it.I'll try to upload an image of the headgear.goodnews is that the hunters have become protectors now.
The headgear is made of plastic now
@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
That's a very good bird, and I really like birds like that
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 yes lots of wild birds in my country and my area too
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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
@responsiveme I have never met the bird in my country,
but I also do not know, such birds exist or not in my country
And do many birds like that live wild in your country
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