The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) is not an uncommon bird, although in India it is restricted to the foothills of the Himalayas, NE and E India and parts of Bangladesh.
This species can often be seen in fruit groves around villages, as well as in its more natural damp open woodland habitats. I saw these birds in the Jim Corbett National Park, which is north east of Delhi, in India. This was the first National Park to be established in India, and was established in 1936.
The Oriental Pied Hornbill is small by Hornbill standards, with a head-to-tail length of 55–60 cm and a wingspan of 23–36 cm, a black-and-white hornbill with a whitish-yellow bill and casque. Most of the plumage is black, but they have a white belly, facial patch, and wing and tail edges. Males have a much larger casque than the females, but in most other ways the sexes are very similar.
I think that this is a bird that ticks all the necessary boxes to be classified as exotic!
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