23rd Hornbill Festival: Hornbill Festival is organized annually in India. Hornbill Festival is important for UPSC Prelims Exam 2023 and UPSC Mains Exam (GS Paper 1- Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times)
The Great Indian Hornbill is also known as Great Pied Hornbill. It is one of the larger members of the hornbill family.
In North-Eastern India, Great Indian Hornbill are an integral part of many tribal cultures and rituals. The Annual Hornbill Festival is celebrated in this context in Nagaland. The great hornbill is also the state bird of Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh in India.
Great Indian Hornbill
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Length | 95-130 cm |
Latin Name | (Buceros bicornis) |
Wingspan | 152 cm |
Weight | 2 to 4 kg |
Habitat | India, Bhutan, Nepal, Mainland Southeast Asia and Indonesian island of Sumatra |
Diet | Frugivorous, but also will prey on small reptiles, mammals and birds if and when the opportunity is right |
Ans. Hornbill Festival is celebrated annually by the Government of Nagaland.
Ans. Hornbill Festival is usually organized between the 1st and the 10th of December every year in Kohima.
Ans. The same roost sites are used everyday and the birds arrive at sunset on time following a predetermined route.
Ans. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed the Great Indian Hornbill as vulnerable in the Red List of Threatened Species.
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