A huge black-and-white hornbill with a pale casque, more typical of the moister forests to the east. It turns up at Oloolua only occasionally, usually drawn by a heavy fig crop, and its loud braying and wingbeats are unmistakable.
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The female seals herself into a tree cavity to nest, leaving a slit through which the male feeds her for months.
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