{"id":88454,"date":"2026-02-18T12:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=88454"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:46:01","slug":"malabar-pied-hornbill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/malabar-pied-hornbill\/","title":{"rendered":"Malabar Pied Hornbill"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Malabar Pied Hornbill Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chhattisgarh Forest Department has started establishing six \u201chornbill restaurants\u201d in the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) for the rare Malabar Pied Hornbill and to promote natural forest expansion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Malabar Pied Hornbill<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Malabar pied hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus ), also known as <\/span><b>lesser pied hornbill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a bird in the hornbill family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>medium-sized forest hornbill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with striking black and white plumage and a prominent casque.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Its habitat is <\/span><b>evergreen and moist deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, often near human settlements.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Western Ghats<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>north-eastern Himalayan foothill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> regions of India and Nepal, the Satpuda Hills, as well as in Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>Frugivorous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but can adapt themselves to an <\/span><b>omnivorous diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the breeding season.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>vital indicator<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the forest ecosystem\u2019s health and stability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conservation Status: IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Near Threatened<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The primary threats to this species are <\/span><b>habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the state of <\/span><b>Chhattisgarh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established by joining the regions represented by <\/span><b>Sitanadi and Udanti wildlife sanctuaries.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drainage system of the reserve consists of the <\/span><b>Mahanadi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the main river, along with the <\/span><b>Udanti, Sitanadi, Indravan, and Pairi Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as tributaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 19 named mountains in the reserve<\/span><b>. Deo Dongri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the highest point. The most prominent mountain is <\/span><b>At\u0101nga Dongar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The forest type here is predominantly <\/span><b>tropical dry and moist deciduous.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/what-are-hornbill-restaurants-behind-chhattisgarhs-plan-to-make-tiger-reserve-a-haven-for-rare-bird-10534116\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malabar Pied Hornbill is also known as lesser pied hornbill, is a bird in the hornbill family. 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