Year: 18.11.1953
Condition: Used
Face value: 4cents
Series Name: Definitive
Bird: Yellow casqued Wattled Hornbill - Ceratogymna elata
Collectors Corner: This is a definitive stamp which is along with a set of 6 other bird stamps. This my first triangular shape hornbill stamp. I would like to thank Mr. A Venkatachalam, Tamilnadu for providing me this
stamp
Yellow casqued Watttled Hornbill – Ceratogymna elata
Status: Vulnerable
Habitat: Widespread in West Africa from Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia , Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana , Togo, Benin, Nigeria and
Cameroon.
Threats: Habitat loss and preying of
eagles and leopards.
Diet: Fruits and insects
Features: The Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill is one of the largest birds of the West African forest, with adults weighing up to 2 kg. They live mainly in the forest canopy, feeding on the ground rarely. They live in small family groups containing at least one adult male and female, with one or two immature birds, though they sometimes gather in larger flocks to exploit a major food supply such as an ant or termite nest.
Facts:
Biologist
Olivia Judson has remarked that "Yellow-casqued hornbills remind me of
aging rock stars: their head feathers have that kind of wild look."
The
birds are occasionally preyed upon by Crowned Hawk-eagles, and they respond to
the presence of an eagle by mobbing, i.e. approaching it and emitting calls.
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