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Knobbed Hornbills

DAZ|Studio Animals posted on Sep 14, 2024
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Another species from Songbird ReMix Hornbills... The Knobbed Hornbill is endemic to Sulawesi, and the off-shore islands of Lembeh, Togian Islands, Muna and Butung. The male has a yellowish neck and red knob on its casque. Females will wall themselves into a tree cavity for nesting, allowing just a small opening for the male to pass food through. She remains sealed in until after her chick(s) hatches. It is listed as "Vulnerable" due to its rapidly declining population due to destruction of its forest habitat, hunting, gold mining and fires. Over 60% of the lowlands in its habitat have been deforested. This removal of forests is still an ongoing process, especially on smaller islands. One thing that most people don't realize are how important the links are on symbiotic chains (a system on which one species depends on the other for its survival). This hornbill is one of the most important seed disperser for Mahogany (Meliaceae) and Nutmeg (Myristicaceae) trees. Without this hornbill mahogany and nutmeg supplies would crash in Indonesia, and of course, this would economically affect the rest of the world.

Comments (7)


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Flint_Hawk

12:41PM | Sat, 14 September 2024

These are such striking birds! Fantastic setting!

It is sad that money hungry humans are so short-sighted!

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contedesfees

3:48PM | Sat, 14 September 2024

It amazes me that officials world-wide continue to insist that there is nothing to be alarmed about, that there is plenty of time to prepare to get ready to think about making arrangements for considering provisions that may perhaps in the fullness of time address the immediate problem.

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alphalioness

5:23PM | Sat, 14 September 2024

Beautiful Bird and a vital part of the ecosystem...hopefully humans will wise up.

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water

5:26PM | Sat, 14 September 2024

Excellent !

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starship64

11:10PM | Sat, 14 September 2024

Wonderful work!

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STEVIEUKWONDER

12:06PM | Mon, 16 September 2024

Looks like a hood made of fibreglass. Very perceptive Ken!

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3DClassics123456

12:36PM | Fri, 20 September 2024

I agree with Contedefees...and yourself, of course!


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