Investigation of nesting materials and diet of oriental pied hornbills during breeding season, in wild and in captivity.

• Main Author: Siti Nuradilah Idrus.
• Other Authors: Ng Soon Chye
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38916
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The female Oriental Pied Hornbill (OPH) sealed herself inside the nest cavity during the entire nesting period. She is fully dependent on the male OPH who is the sole provider of food and materials for her and their chicks during the nesting period. Using 24 hour CCTV surveillance and weight monitor...