Oriental or Indian Pied Hornbill perched atop a tree in Bandipur

From the archive record

Oriental Pied hornbill was previously named in error as Anthracoceros malabaricus. There are two distinct subspecies; the subspecies in India is A. albirostris. Males: length: 70 - 85 cm, body weight: 680 - 907 g; females: length: 60 - 65 centimeters, body weight: 500 - 879 gm. When flying, it can be differentiated from the similar-looking Malabar Pied Hornbill by its tail, which has more black. Male has a creamy bill with a large black base on the mandible, the large casque is cylindrical with black projecting front part, female bill and casque smaller, marked with black, lower mandible has a dark red spot. They are very noisy and often call with squeals and chuckles; mostly their call is a cackling kek-kek-kek-kek. Both have pale blue skin around eyes and on the throat. Source: hornbills