Birds of Singapore: Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) of Pulau Ubin

There used to be three Hornbill species in Singapore until they all became extinct from the island state in the 19th century due to rapid development. We are now seeing a revival of one species, the Oriental Pied Hornbill or Anthracoceros albirostris. This species may have flown in from Malaysia and made its home in Pulau Ubin, an island off mainland Singapore. The Singapore Hornbill Project has helped increase numbers of these birds from 20 in 2004 to about 50 now, most of which live on Pulau Ubin though a few have been sighted in Changi and other parts of mainland Singapore.

I was lucky to find a flock of these amazing and fascinating birds during my recent trip to Pulau Ubin. Without my tripod, it was hard to keep a steady hand on zoom mode, but these birds offered me some precious glimpses of themselves which I would love share with the world.


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Pets & Animals

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• hornbills
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• oriental pied hornbill
• pulau ubin
• birds singapore
• Anthracoceros albirostris
• asian birds
• birds of asia
• endangered birds of asia

[MayThe5th]

been to ubin few days ago and saw lots of hornbills there, they usually comes out during 6.30am in the morning and by 8am they are almost all gone x)..its actually much bigger than what it looks like in this vid x) ..i got some vids also but in really low quality x( Dam Phone Camera!

[EcoWALKthetalk]

@MayThe5th Great...I think they're doing well at Pulau Ubin. They come as a big flock, enjoy the fruits..and seem to all go off elsewhere together. Never mind if it's low resolution...do share :)

[clarriissa]

Amazing video, Bhavani! Great job!

[EcoWALKthetalk]

@clarriissa Thanks for watching!!

[EcoWALKthetalk]

Thanks, razorfen..it does look like they are beginning to thrive in Singapore.

[katsandroses]

wow , thank you for another really informative video, great birds !!

[EcoWALKthetalk]

@katsandroses Thanks for stopping by and seeing the horbills. They are such amazing birds, aren't they!

[killiney4444]

Just saw one of these bad boys in Pasir Ris park near the kayaking joint. Amazing. So many different animals here.

[clarriissa]

@EcoWALKthetalk You are most welcome! Thank you for your fabulous video! I saw the hornbills( and flocks of egrets and herons ) at Pulau Ubin, too, this March - they are such beautiful and fascinating birds!

[22jonjon22]

very nice...the birds looked fake thou...but it moves lol 

[razorfen]

Thanks so much for this. I've sighted hornbills around Bukit Timah, Seletar and Yishun. Magnificent creatures who make a loud distinct noise.