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"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography

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Hangzhou Weng Jianmin, 2021.03, in the "China Hornbill Valley" in Yingjiang County, Dehong Dai Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography

The two-horned hornbill, a large bird, has a larger beak and helmet process, a black base, an orange-red top of the beak and helmet, and a milky white lower beak. It is found in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Malaysia and Indonesia.

"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography

The crumpled helmeted hornbill is a large bird of the genus Hornbill in the family Hornbillaceae, with a long, flattened helmet protrusion at the base of its upper beak, with raised chicks on it that form a wrinkled helmet. In China, it is found only in the area of Shiti and Hongbeng River in the countryside of Tongbiguan in Yingjiang County, western Yunnan.

"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography
"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography

The crowned hornbills have large helmets with waxy yellow or ivory white colours with prominent black spots in front of the helmets. Prefers to eat insects more than fruits.

"Chinese Hornbill Valley" Three precious hornbills, Hangzhou Weng Jianmin / Photography

In February this year, the new list of wild animals under national key protection was announced, and the double-horned hornbill, the corolla wrinkled hornbill, and the crowned hornbill were also listed in the first-level protection level.

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