A Flock of Hornbills Show Up at Phumen Phnom Penh University

timmydownawell · Post by **timmydownawell** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 11:29 am

hanno wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:42 am
timmydownawell wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 10:19 am
hanno wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 8:31 am
timmydownawell wrote: ↑Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:51 am
hanno wrote: ↑Sat Nov 13, 2021 5:10 pm Only a matter of time before there are more Hornbills in PP than in the forests (or what's left of them).
Bit like Ibises in Australia, feeling drought and moving to the cities, and now known as Bin Chickens. Hornbills are way cooler though.
Ibises are super cool, I love them.

I very much doubt that the Hornbills moved to PP because of natural causes; I do believe they were trapped (illegally) and brought into the city.
The original story I heard was somebody kept them i PP as pets, but there are way too many for that to be true.
I think that is very true. Hornbills are not city birds, the only Hornbill in urban settings would be Pied. And the closest suitable habitat is nowhere near PP. And wild Wreathed Hornbills would not come in to be fed.

There are some Cambodians who are of the view if the great hornbills did not come from somewhere then they may belong to Tea Vichet, the nephew of the Minister of Defence, General Tea Banh who is an animal and bird lover.

However, many hoped that these great hornbills will bring good luck to the capital and Kingdom, especially at a time when the nation is hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wildlife Alliance’s wildlife programmes director, Nick Marx told Khmer Times that he did see the great hornbills in Phnom Penh before but is not sure if they belong to anyone.

“There are not many great hornbills in Cambodia. There are some in Koh Kong province and I am surprised that the great hornbills have appeared again in Phnom Penh,” he added.

Full article: https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50865828/g ... good-sign/

Mr. Virchey · Post by **Mr. Virchey** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:16 pm

We found a tree full of the brown hornbills in Virachey NP near the Lao border, feeding with a group of red-shanked douc langurs. A delightful surprise!

velvet_thunder · Post by **velvet_thunder** » Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:20 pm

3 of them paid a visit in my area, and i got the feeling they were considering my cat as a mid-day snack for a brief moment haha.
Not sure about that even if i read they do happen to eat small(er) mammals sometimes.. anyways i was getting ready to gently roast one of them with a broom and place myself in the wrong side of history for the protection of this endangered species

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:54 am

One dropped by yesterday..

SternAAlbifrons · Post by **SternAAlbifrons** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 4:54 pm

Bloody pests - roof rabbits.
before we know it they will take over the city.

Endangered Hornbills - yeah right /bin chickens /tip turkeys /sandwich snatchers /picnic pirates

Hey. It can happen..

Post by **Clutch Cargo** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 6:03 pm

^^
They've got a long way to go to catch up to the 'rats with wings' aka pigeons.. Damn sight better looking and majestic than those horrible 'bin chickens' aka white ibis.

Samana Johann · Post by **Samana Johann** » Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:02 pm

As they are extremely shy, at least here in the Oral valley and mountain, getting lesser and lesser as clearing forests heavily increases, a security range of 50m+, it's very hard to believe that those are wild grown up ones. Mudita (rejoice with others gain) that you got in touch with very seldom species anyway.

Fridaywithmateo · Post by **Fridaywithmateo** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:19 am

Really cool moment yesterday ... chilling out watching the sunset with the wife on the rooftop ... three of these magnificent creatures did a fly-by in formation and swooped down gave us a look/nod ... so cool!

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:49 am

Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:19 am Really cool moment yesterday ... chilling out watching the sunset with the wife on the rooftop ... three of these magnificent creatures did a fly-by in formation and swooped down gave us a look/nod ... so cool!

Hornbills in first picture are Wreathed, the others are Great.

Stravaiger · Post by **Stravaiger** » Thu Feb 29, 2024 12:29 pm

hanno wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:49 am
Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:19 am Really cool moment yesterday ... chilling out watching the sunset with the wife on the rooftop ... three of these magnificent creatures did a fly-by in formation and swooped down gave us a look/nod ... so cool!

Hornbills in first picture are Wreathed, the others are Great.

https://en.khmerpostasia.com/2021/06/02 ... good-sign/

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