The Black hornbill is a large black and white, mainly arboreal (tree dwelling) bird with a long heavy bill.
They have strong wings and short legs with stout feet.
The hornbill uses a hole in a tree as a nest. When the female is ready, she goes into the hole and is sealed in with mud, leaving a narrow slit to poke her bill through for feeding. The male brings food to her whilst she is in there. The female breaks out of the nest after almost 3 months, but the entrance is then re-sealed by the chick, which is fed for a further month inside the nest.
Where they live
Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei
What they eat
Eat fruit, grasshoppers, locusts, small reptiles and amphibians